The Crepertoire - put on your peignoir and get into the boudoir

[MrsSchadenfreude]

And out of the armoire.

Bosoms are a great problem in the shirt department, I find. Too-short jeans not so much

Wise words all round.

My career, such as it never was, seems to have hit the buffers (is that the expression? sleepers? what am I talking about?), but I can't think about that at the moment.

Crem, wtf? Two Syrian children? Where are they?

Auriga, you are inspiring. I so hope things turn round for you soon.

Off to google outsize T-shirt design sites - cos it will take something big to accommodate all these wonderfully far-sighted and empowering words.

" It causes me to stare out the window in a kind of stagnant fugue state."' Lol - is that what causes it? I do it all the time... Crem, in your case you can be a woman who stares at goats.

Have just finished reading The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry, which features goats and their "'slotted eyes"'. Fantastic book IMO.

Auriga Enjoy the music and the woods.

MI just get back into your novel. It"s a wonderful puzzle only you can fix. Love it and give it what you can.

Does it seem like I've been in NYC for weeks? It does to me. Just been for tomp to the Hudson and shuddered at The IInvincible then brought breakfast back to sleeping dd. She sang My Humps (Black Eyed Peas) over and over while I packed last night. It was rather hilarious.

Flea market today. Plus possible look at Tudor City, oddball apartment block and would live to squeeze in a gander at the NY panorama model (100 people, 3 years to make) in Queens.

Hotel pic. Its over the road from Hamilton. Tix 229 dollars so will wait.

Exceptional holiday.

Oh Waf ive seen that model of NYC would you believe ? Is it in Flushing? I went out there to see an artshow once. Years ago, but its stayed with me.
The Syrian kids are with the husband Lalsy. In a rental. Division of other chattels tbd. I am closing ears.

Molly would like to read. Goat pupils ate rectangular. It why i love em.

I've just read a few Amazon reviews of The Essex Serpent, and one comment is that it screams Creative Writing course and should have been thoroughly edited Take comfort, MI!

Welcome back

Wow Auriga, we are weeks off bluebells . I always associate them with DM's Birthday , which is mid May. I love the scent, the colour ,the shape. Gorgeous.
Rudy you are hilarious.

We have bluebells - but they are very early this year.

Auriga, I hope you can get your health sorted now you are home.

Rudy - it's lucky you had a L & a R foot in the combo.

Vacuum pack still holding up!

We had a lovely bluebell walk today, just dd2 and I..... plus dogs, of course. It's been lovely here.

Dd1 has been waitressing this week and borrowing ds' school shirts to look smart. She's managed to knacker two of them with oil stains from bashing through the kitchen door. She now resigned to wearing one of their uniform shirts which is the vilest shade of pale green you can imagine (and clashes marvellously with her newly dyed out there hair)

Rudy I once went to work in odd shoes.

I don't think Molly anyone noticed...

I loved the Essex Serpent.

Shirts hopeless with boobs. I've never been able to wear them, even when slim. Something about narrow shoulders, bigger Bristols, and smaller waist seems quite beyond shirt-makers' capabilities.

Slightly odd day. Dear friends had been saying 'let's do something on Sunday'. They suggested going to the beach near Southend, so we flogged over there in the car, in terrible traffic, and there was a general gathering of their friends there. Which is... fine... but not quite what I'd expected. And we only really went as thought if we didn't it would spoil their day.

Tomorrow I had tickets booked for Sheffield, but friend with whom I am staying has reported one of her children has caught a sickness bug. Just started the spewing. Naturally, I don't want to go any more, or at least not tomorrow. But have stuff on from Thursday, making it not really worth going just for a day, on Tuesday, even if it would be safe to do so. But I don't want to lose the money on the train tickets!

In 'glamour' news, my verruca is really hurting.

I went to work in odd shoes (one open toed, one not ) and had to phone a friend who bought in a selection for me for me to change into...

I did not notice your odd shoes, MI. I'm so glad you also loved the Essex Serpent. I have to say, I half expected you to say the author's a mate of yours. I bet you know someone who knows her. I just read online that, sadly, she's got Grave's auto-immune disease and it sounds nasty. So young, so lovely. Fecking auto-immune, grrrr.

I agree purpose should be to have fun,

I am a bit pissed.

I need to have more fun. Sometimes I think with the no drinking no fags boing job I am no craic anymore.

Going to be a long night I think. Goat is in labour. Am in the goat enclosure with my iPad. After last year I want to make sure the 'vetenry' is on hand if needed. Straw is not very comfortable. May have to dig out my yoga mat.

Are t you cold, Crem? And aren't you going into a mega week at work? You'll be exhausted. Good luck with the delivery though!

I am very pissed. I am not at work tomorrow. I will be in Crete (briefly) this time next week

Evening Crepeys. 2 days of wall to wall sunshine has helped my mood. Thank you for all your concerns. I think it's just the grief popping up - it almost felt hormonal, too. I'm on HRT so not sure how that can happen. It's not the first, and won't be the last time, so thank you again for being lovely Crepeys.

I'm off up to The Big Smoke tomorrow for an interview for a course, and then on to see Hockney with DH. Hockney was such an inspiration to me when I was an art student. I took DH to see his last exhibition at the RA a few years back. Takes a lot to impress DH, but he raved about it. Really looking forward to seeing it.

Some good Crepey Vibes around 1.30 tomorrow would be just fantastic, if any of you can remember...

Make the goat do yoga, Crem. It'll help.

Cloud, I'll be thinking of you tomorrow. I'm sure you'll love the Hockney.

Rudy - To be kind, be positive and have fun - I love that. We'd all be better people if we had more fun - or I would anyway.

Will have fingers crossed for you today, Cloud

Crem, hope you and goat doing well

WAF NY trip sounded fabulous, so pleased

Mrs S, hope you've booked a holiday somewhere sunny with drink with little parasols in them

Reasons to be cheerful: Beautiful day yesterday in which I not only had lovely walk around park but also lounged in garden with good book. And this working week is only 3 days long