The Bluestocking - the one where the nights start to draw in

[Boiledbeetle]

Previous thread:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5401672-the-autumn-bluestocking-mist-mellow-fruitfulness-and-hot-chocolate

Settles down in the comfy chair by the fire.

Living with a respected and well-loved badger so much bigger than him is inducing existential dachs-angst and having an undersofasett is helping him to recalibrate the conflict between instinct and social obligation.

He'll be fine once he's had his breakfast.

Good theory but he was getting on ok with Bessie and Alexandra. I think Maud’s outfits yesterday swinging between Borg and bride discombobulated his doggy brain.

That and someone asking if he’d like to be a vicar. If he’s anything like my dachshunds, his deity is a Goddess cum slave who tends and feeds him.

Dd2 has just started vicar training and would love a dog. Maybe Colin could find a place as "Vicar's Dog". He'd still be allowed to steal sausages, as long as he asks for forgiveness afterwards!

I wonder how Swash is doing with the cake ignoring this morning?

I am on a moose holiday at the moment and I've been spotting familiar items made into art ... not sure about the "buckie" coaster, though
At the moment I have 20 pages of this thread to catch up on ... but am up-to-date on Woolly Hugs 🩵

I was out of action yesterday - just the usual fallout from overdoing things🙄 I'm on the mend
What a day to miss!!
First of all, before I forget - AlexandraLeaving - sorry I missed you remembering your mother on her anniversary, with the song that gave you your username, so I'm a day late in sending you these .
They slip between the sentries of the heart
Upheld by the simplicities of pleasure
They gain the light, they formlessly entwine
And radiant beyond your widest measure
They fall among the voices and the wine.

You've reminded me, when I was on holiday in Suffolk in the Spring we went to Aldeburgh for chish and fips.There was an art gallery that had a, very well done, painting of a Tunnocks a little larger than life size. It was over £300! I could have popped to Snape Maltings and bought Alan his table for that! Not even edible!

Re. toffee sauce, waffles 🧇

They have a waffle emoji but not a Tunnocks one 😠

Eta unwrap a Tunnocks teacake, put it on a plate and, slowly, pour quite warm toffee sauce on it. Theatre and calories.

The other significant and emotional event I missed was dear Swash receiving the blankets - I saw posts about photographs and went back but couldn't find them here, then I searched and found the Woolly Hugs thread and there they were!

We can't stop the weather around you, dear Swash, but the blankets are our way of always being there to put our arms around your shoulder, and your daughter's, to warm you when the wind blows cold.💙

And finally - I didn't want to mix everything up in one post - as one of the non-knitters, or 'knitters in spirit' as I like to think of us
a big big thank you to all the knitters, the result is beautiful.

A special thank you from me to Android who went to such trouble to find a way to represent me - we settled on a blue shamrock. Thank you for the knitting and the thoughtfulness Android💙

You're more than welcome, dear Marie. The trouble didn't stop once we'd decided on a theme: one corner of my lounge was littered with failed versions of shamrocks & then hearts! Your post has just brought that back. 😁

I love thinking about the effect that the Bluestocking and all the gerbil pictures will be having on AI! And I’m in awe of everyone’s skill with the pictures.

Is Maud over her hangover yet?

Of course he gets on well with Bessie and Alexandra, Colin is a scholar and a gentledog and when not hungry, or, as you point out, suffering the discombobulating after-effects of Maud's fashionista antics, he has no trouble accepting that the Bluestocking society includes all sorts of people.

But then sometimes, when tired and emotional, and suffering from ravening hunger, and neglect, his ancient instincts remind him of the thousand generations of his ancestors who found fame and glory going into battle with badgers, and he needs a little peaceful lie down.

I know. I'm the same. Not with badgers so much. Always remember that Quark was right: Hew-mons . . . a wonderful, friendly people, as long as their bellies are full and their holosuites are working. But take away their creature comforts, deprive them of food, sleep, sonic showers, put their lives in jeopardy over an extended period of time and those same friendly, intelligent, wonderful people... will become as nasty and as violent as the most bloodthirsty Klingon. You don't believe me? Look at those faces. Look in their eyes.

She's gone out for a walk with Colin and the giant wombat.

The blankets can be seen here: https://www.woollyhugs.org/2025/09/17/2025-the-blanket-for-swashbuckled/

And I've attached the pictures posted on the Woolly Hugs thread from Knotty and Swashy. I hope that's OK.

I think Maud could start a new career as "Advice Gerbil".

With all her new- found life experience, I think she'd do a great line in "What Would Maud Do?"

Rosie just shocked the giant wombat back into invisible

I see she's using her stage name.

I'd put the sprouts in the bin too. Well, on the compost.

I'd missed those pictures. Thank you for the link. The trouble K&P has gone to getting all those shots in addition to organising and assembling all the disparate pieces. They look better than I could imagine.

I love the one with football off centre. Corner of the net!

That’s the wrong way round.

Three hearts done without a cable needle. Loads of mistakes and I've just bought some cable needles, but I'm very pleased.

Good grief, Myrtle!😍

That's absolutely beautiful Myrtle.

Has anyone else had their MN posts just change colour? My posts used to be purple, now they're pink 🤮

Yes and I hate it.

I'm not pink.

Pink stinks.

And they've made the OP posts blue.

And they'te baby blue and baby pink. The fucking trans colours.

Going to check the settings to see if I change them back to the suffragette/women's rights colours.

Mine did too, I changed them back - 'My account'>'talk settings'.

Beautiful work, Myrtle. I've never seen a heart stitch on an Aran garment, but I think they should adopt it, it's so lovely💝