Still Blue, Still Stocking: The Bluestocking remains open in 2021

[ErrolTheDragon]

I've nicked a title, opened the door, dusted off the bar.

Come in and drown your sorrows, celebrate or just hang out in good company.

Home made Elderflower champagne? It's only a tiny bit alcoholic, about 0.5%?

Yes, lots of sunshine in murky corners this week

Dh has been making elderflower champagne today! I think it's a lot stronger than 0.5 though. And won't be ready for a year.

This is an incredibly posh pub, I have to say. I suppose pork scratchings are out of the question? Where's the dartboard? As it's virtual, can I smoke? [sets fire to own hair]

Arabella I set fire to my own hair (accidentally). The smell was awful.

I suppose pork scratchings are out of the question?

Chicharrones? I've got those - we tend to have them with soup.

And I have some gazpacho.

The Law Society is now recommending people follow the law

I missed that news. Someone told the Law Society about the actual law?

Chicharrones?

Bless you.

My dad's elderflower champagne was The Dog's, no question.
Pint of margarita, please. If there's no salt, I can just sit and cry into it. One of those sorts of days. But at least no-one has mansplained to me something wot I wrote.
Cheersh, Vipersh

KB case looking interesting ... Sonia A case looking very illuminating.

I doubt that GIDS will survive the Cass inquiry. But those vulnerable children won't get their fertility, sexual function and body parts back.

@WarOnWoman

The Law Society is now recommending people follow the law

I missed that news. Someone told the Law Society about the actual law?

Believe it or not, yes: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/4280253-Law-Society-Revises-Policy-on-Single-Sex-Spaces

Thanks, tea. Common sense prevails.

[raises glass] To Maya.

Goodness, turn my back to do a bit of work and the place fills up.
12° here so I'm supping hot tea and looking for a sofa to cosy up on... or perch on SirSamuelVimes, perhaps, who obviously I'm very pleased to see in here.

If the other place wants a pub, they can open their own. Or maybe a naice wine bar? (Are wine bars still a thing? )

Hello, my first time in the Bluestocking. I 've looked through the window a few times but never ventured in. A lurker more than a poster but feel the urge to join some fellow vipers to celebrate lots of lovely sunlight in the last week or two.
I'll have a G&T with some cucumber please. And a few salted cashews if there are any.
Cheers!

My first time in the Bluestocking too! and it has nothing to do with walking past and seeing Embarrassing's tapas last time [Waylays tray, snaffles everything.]

Sam and Just, me too. (I'm afraid we appear to be on first-syllable terms already. Pleashe blame this exsheptional cocktail.) I saw the new-fangled Pride flag at my daughter's nursery and flinched inside, and was very glad they don't actually teach them anything yet... (And I also resent feeling the need to add, even in this company, that for the record I am very happy with GNC behaviour of all kinds. ) Fingers crossed we will have something more anodyne to deal with.

I have loads of salt, Weevils (8th wedding anniversary last week) - have as much as you want. Or a tissue?

Blimey. You lot are needy!

My first time here as well!

I would like a cold rose wine please. I am still…hmm… I don’t know what when thinking of certain very revealing pictures of our New Zealand Weightlifter. I wonder if there will be a transgender lobby group to allow women to not wear clothing that is tight in the groin area?

We'll be running out of quiet corners at this rate.

[chalks pool cue and cracks knuckles]

[looks round and realises brackets are the Wrong Kind of brackets]

You can rest your head on my knee and dribble corrosively anytime, Errol.

Evening all. I declined several invitations to Stonewall's Allyship 2hr webinar at work today. Now with a nice chianti and relaxing in the comfy leather chair in the corner.

Lifting a glass of something chilled and white to Jess de Wahls and Maya Forstater tonight.

My fabulous DD sorted out her bookshelves today and has a shelf just for JK Rowling books - she's asked me to buy her any that she doesn't already have..

Arabella, in a virtual pub you can smoke all you like. In my back pocket I have a very crumpled packet of fags - I haven't smoked in years.

Another newbie/lurker here, wanting to share the toasting of the tide beginning to turn. At last!

I'll just finish my camomile tea to warm up if that's ok (cold and drizzly here), then make mine a Margarita.

(Are there any of those posh tapas left?)

I've got a cold, so a toddy for me please and I'll have a roll-up as it's virtual.

I also bought my own takeaway, curry for medicinal purposes.

Granddaughter,14 ,declared herself non-binary via Instagram, adult Facebook friend posted silly Hermione from Harry Potter "it's tranphobia" meme in response to my sharing Guardian article about Laurel Hubbard. Got a nice cup of tea, but I'll stay for the company please!