Something old, something new, something BlueStocking

[ErrolTheDragon]

... no borrowed thread title this time, but a welcome to friends old and new.

The old pub was thataway

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/womens_rights/4280319-still-blue-still-stocking-the-bluestocking-remains-open-in-2021

I shall give the mojitos to the camels instead 🐫 🐪

Seeing in the New Year will be better with the women of Mumsnet.

Good cheer to you all.

🥂 🍾

Ah good, I was hoping someone would drop in today. I'm not sure I'll make it through till midnight, we were up early for DH to drive DD back to where she lives which is a >400 mile round trip - they left at 5am to avoid traffic, he got back home before 1pm, unsurprisingly knackered.

Happy almost new year from out here...x

Happy new year to Detroit when it happens there

Thank you, border. Hope you are having a good day. I'm going to go walk by the water and try not feel too guilty about being inside.

Happy New Year to everyone. Don't feel guilty Detroit. You deserve your new home.

Looking forward to seeing this tide turning even faster in 2022. xx

Happy New Year to you all with very heartfelt best wishes to all posters on this board who continue to hold the line on women's rights through intelligent, evidence based discussion.

And to any lurkers reading, the recent lurkers thread was enormously heartening. It was genuinely amazing to hear from so many of you.

Happy New Year everyone!!

I will update the Lurkers thread with a new message - thanks very much Waitwhat for that! I hoped a few fellow lurkers would join me on that thread but was really bowled over by the number of comments, it was wonderful, and so heartening to see so many new names posting!!

Detroit, happy new year to you, and please don't feel bad, you really deserve your new home. Where else will your future doggy live?!

Cheers to the brilliant regulars and posters on FWR!! 🥂

Best wishes for the new year you wonderful lot. Cheers.

@TofuDelights no problem at all - it is a brilliant thread. Thank you for starting it.

I think the fireworks have started already here. I should be able to provide some pyrotechnics I suppose (but quiet ones so as not to startle the goats, donkeys, camels etc). 🧨 🎇

Happy 2022!

Happy New Year🥂🎉

Happy new year 🎉🎊🎉

We've spent 10 minutes hiding in dds bedroom to yell ‘happy new year’

So about normal here

Any one coming out for a pint tonight? Me and the camel could do with some company...

Hello? How are things?

Hi Detroit and Badger.
All is well here - the police are currently monitoring Mumsnet for naughty women who won't keep quiet so you'll need to be on your best behaviour

I rather suspect the camel is an informer... do we know who introduced him/her?
And hello Detroit and Goats! Happy 2022 to you. What'll it be?

The camel appears to have jammed the jukebox:

Police! Why! Did someone feed the camel tequila?

I'm working on a paid writing gig ATM. My brain is now mush

Fabulous to hear about the paid writing Detroit (although the camel will doubtless expect you to stump up for the cheesy Pringles now). Hope it goes well.

Hi Detroit! Hope all is going well with you. I'm just popping in for a quick lunchtime coffee. I'm going to try to message you, bear with...

I've been published now multiple times in my local city street newspaper, and a few other places. It's not much money, but I'm working on making it into a career. Oldstyle has been trying to persuade me to push my Patreon, and since she is such a wonderful adoptive sister I'll mention it. Really trying to make a life. It is just so hard right now. Everything is so expensive because of inflation.

Happy to send links to my website/blog if anyone wants to read. It's ad free, more a labor of love and an attempt to 'audition' to get some writing work.

Yeeee-hiiiii Detroit! A year's worth of persuasion has paid off at last!

I can fulsomely recommend the blog - funny, moving, insightful, profound (and often truly pissed off). You are something special Detroit.

Next round is on you BTW.