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

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Boiledbeetle · 13/09/2025 20:45

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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.

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MyrtleLion · 15/09/2025 14:58

MarieDeGournay · 15/09/2025 14:47

That's good progress, Myrtle, keep going in that directionSmile What a shame you are losing the doc you have got to know and seem to get on well with.

Sorry to hear about the... thing beginning with labyrinth, Cher, Fate could at least have given you something that's easy to spell😒
I hope it gets better soon, and in the meantime, all the furry animals in any way connected with the Bluestocking are on 24/7 call to comfort youSmile

Capybaras are indeed a Thing at the moment, Errol - when I was looking online for little animals for the Bluestocking, I noticed a lot of cute representations of capys - soft toys, key rings, t-shirts, you name it.
The only realistic capy figures I could find were a bit big for the Bluestocking, they were actually the size of Big Wombat, so they only appeared in photos where they could be Far Away/Small compared with the gerbils.
I did think of trying to pass them off as Big Wombats, but of course I couldn't lie to my fellow Stockingers, and I also couldn't fool youGrin

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He's a non-communicative arsehole, but he is considered to be the best in the area and apparently he is better at communication than the rest of the non-communicative arseholes he works with.

I'm pleased he's done the work, and will be around for the follow-up. Hopefully whoever replaces him will just have to say that I'm fine and discharged from their care when I have the final follow-up in 6 months to a year's time.

FuzzyPuffling · 15/09/2025 15:01

Ah, that's perfect android Thank you.

I love lemon drizzle cake, so Maud and I can stop off for some whenever she likes.

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Boiledbeetle · 15/09/2025 15:20

FuzzyPuffling · 15/09/2025 15:01

Ah, that's perfect android Thank you.

I love lemon drizzle cake, so Maud and I can stop off for some whenever she likes.

She's accumulated a lot of stuff so the gerbils will go get her belongings in the morning, if you could do the flight home she'd be most happy.

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FuzzyPuffling · 15/09/2025 15:29

Boiledbeetle · 15/09/2025 15:20

She's accumulated a lot of stuff so the gerbils will go get her belongings in the morning, if you could do the flight home she'd be most happy.

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First class, of course!

ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 15:33

Boiledbeetle · 15/09/2025 14:55

Maud's got one last night at K&Ps, then a trip to the post office to send the precious blankets, and then she'll be on her way home.

She's hopeful for lemon drizzle cake on her return.

Obviously takes after android.

She doesn't get it from me! Lemon drizzle is way down the list.

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Boiledbeetle · 15/09/2025 15:41

ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 15:33

She doesn't get it from me! Lemon drizzle is way down the list.

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She must have inherited her love for it from the Bluestocking Borg Collective

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FuzzyPuffling · 15/09/2025 15:43

Puffin Airways always provides lemon drizzle cake in first class.
And a glass of merlot too, because I know Maud likes that.

ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 16:26

Boiledbeetle · 15/09/2025 15:41

She must have inherited her love for it from the Bluestocking Borg Collective

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This is the most likely & rational explanation.😜

ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 16:31

FuzzyPuffling · 15/09/2025 15:43

Puffin Airways always provides lemon drizzle cake in first class.
And a glass of merlot too, because I know Maud likes that.

I'm Fuzzy... fly me...

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FuzzyPuffling · 15/09/2025 16:33

ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 16:26

This is the most likely & rational explanation.😜

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No, she's a frequent flyer with Puffin Airways. It's why she's so comfortable travelling, and of course lemon drizzle cake is part of the experience.

( Also if anyone of larger stature than a gerbil wants a lift, the cake choices should put them off)

ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 16:37

FuzzyPuffling · 15/09/2025 16:33

No, she's a frequent flyer with Puffin Airways. It's why she's so comfortable travelling, and of course lemon drizzle cake is part of the experience.

( Also if anyone of larger stature than a gerbil wants a lift, the cake choices should put them off)

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Clever. Very clever on the part of the executives at Puffin Airways.

I see Maud's wearing some sort of button-up furry jacket. Is that another PA freebie? And are they available for sale? Ideal Christmas present for someone who's allergic to wool- I'm just thinking ahead.

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Boiledbeetle · 15/09/2025 16:41

ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 16:37

Clever. Very clever on the part of the executives at Puffin Airways.

I see Maud's wearing some sort of button-up furry jacket. Is that another PA freebie? And are they available for sale? Ideal Christmas present for someone who's allergic to wool- I'm just thinking ahead.

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I think she learnt to turn her own fur into yarn whilst at Woolly Hugs HQ. I believe it's a Maud original made by Maud from Maud.

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ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 16:43

I've already bought Boily a Gwaihir Experience Day as a Christmas present, so the furry jacket will be invaluable when she goes on that.

The Bluestocking - the one where the nights start to draw in
ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 16:44

Boiledbeetle · 15/09/2025 16:41

I think she learnt to turn her own fur into yarn whilst at Woolly Hugs HQ. I believe it's a Maud original made by Maud from Maud.

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I'll get her to make you one.

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Boiledbeetle · 15/09/2025 16:45

ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 16:43

I've already bought Boily a Gwaihir Experience Day as a Christmas present, so the furry jacket will be invaluable when she goes on that.

Oooh!

I see the jacket comes with gerbil hands.

I hope they are fake!

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FuzzyPuffling · 15/09/2025 16:45

Puffin Airways can offer you a large furry hoodie with copious pockets for all your in-flight needs.

ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 16:46

ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 16:43

I've already bought Boily a Gwaihir Experience Day as a Christmas present, so the furry jacket will be invaluable when she goes on that.

Thought I might as well go too.

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Boiledbeetle · 15/09/2025 16:49

ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 16:46

Thought I might as well go too.

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There are no words

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ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 16:52

FuzzyPuffling · 15/09/2025 16:45

Puffin Airways can offer you a large furry hoodie with copious pockets for all your in-flight needs.

I'll take 1 large, 1 medium & 479 small, please.

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ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 16:54

Boiledbeetle · 15/09/2025 16:49

There are no words

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😂

Oh, try.

😂

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Boiledbeetle · 15/09/2025 16:56

ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 16:54

😂

Oh, try.

😂

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Ermmm....

Oh is that the door...

Must go.

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FuzzyPuffling · 15/09/2025 17:01

ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 16:52

I'll take 1 large, 1 medium & 479 small, please.

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Form an orderly queue please....

I really want one IRL now!

ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 17:01

Boiledbeetle · 15/09/2025 16:45

Oooh!

I see the jacket comes with gerbil hands.

I hope they are fake!

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I'm afraid computer says no. You're stuck with them.

ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2025 17:07

Computer now says, 'Come back tomorrow'. Apparently 23 towns across the midwest have no power for cooking, etc tonight. Meh, they'll be fine.

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