The Autumn Bluestocking - mist, mellow fruitfulness and hot chocolate!

[SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius]

Welcome one and all - as the nights draw in, pull up a chair to the fire, and the gerbils will be along soon with hot chocolate and Tunnock’s teacakes.

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Makes note to self that Jane has 'volunteered' to be the next thread starter and has 'volunteered' to herd the goats next time as well.

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<penny drops>

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<puts down cake fork>

Nooooooooooo I promise not to eat any more of you.

Just don't turn me into an exhibit.

I'm going to be having nightmares tonight.

I thought it was cheese you weren't supposed to eat before bed, not cake.

Maybe Cake is currently identifying as a cheesecake?

That's very kind but you may have misunderstood the word serious. One may order a gin (single) and tonic. One may order a large (double) gin and tonic or one may order a serious (treble) gin and tonic.

OK. It's in my diary.

And would I be correct in thinking your diary has just fallen off a north sea ferry?

I think I'd like a serious gin and tonic, too, although I'm not sure that's what I actually NEED.

Still quite hazy about the journey here, but I'm going to settle down in the snug in a moment, thank you bar gerbil.

I think I'm gonna need a bigger piece of card.

I am rather big boned

Ah, but if one asks Gadzookery for a serious G&T when she's on bar duty, you get a treble with all the trimmings. Which can only be described as frivolous!

Yeah, you're kind of wearing it like a discrete price tag.

Can i have a gin and bitter lemon please,

after lugging over all the tunnoks that Beatle missed, on the back of a horse with no name,

munch munch slurp

Ai am such a lady that Ai had a large sherry instead of a frivolous G&T. It was a sweet sherry, though, which is a lot less posh, I fear.

Everyone's journeys are so different aren't they?

Found you! And I’m enjoying the serious frivolous gins.

Sorry you are having elder care worries @SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius - it is really hard being so far away. I’m a similar distance, but the east coast mainline is fast, which helps.

Dad’s flat does seem to be a bit of a shrine to @FuzzyPuffling - as well as the carved puffin in the bathroom, there is a snow globe with (artificial) puffins in it in the kitchen, bought by my son many years ago after a trip to the nearby puffin island.

I kinda feel in the mood for a Black Russian, but I dread to think how AI would interpret that.

Maybe see if it can do gin and cremola foam (which I also miss - was just thinking about it the other day).

And you’ve inspired me to search for a source for it @SionnachRuadh - multiple flavours available here. Better stock up gerbils. thecandystoreonline.co.uk/products/creamola-foam?variant=37368553898151

Your drink madam.

I'm fine, fine.

Image now attached. Like I say, completely fine.

How did so much chocolate end up on the floor and not in your stomach?