The Bluestocking - Best Pub on the Internet

[EdithStourton]

Welcome to the Bluestocking women's pub. Excellent (if sometimes wilful) gerbil bar staff, varied cocktails, splendid cakes, cracking Sunday roasts...

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Just keep Glenda off the gin.

Any men, you can trot along to the Staunch Ally just up the road.

Prayers and all healing wishes to you both, dear Fuzzy.

Stand down...we get the hospital and the department have managed to lose DH from the list. Despite all the " Two week cancer pathway" letters and texts, he's not on the list! It really shouldn't happen.

I went a bit tiger wife ( in a nice way) and they have managed to book him in tomorrow with a consultant. And got grovelling apologies. Unfair and infuriating though.

Aargh! Not fair, when you're both psyched up for the appointment. Good luck for tomorrow. Hope you didn't have to travel too far.

Fortunately we're only a couple of miles from the hospital. We moved after two years of his treatment travelling 1.5 hours each way, multiple times a week.

And I'm glad we didn't pay for the extortionate parking either!

The AI named the department & gave you the unasked-for Tunnocks!

So sorry they messed you and Mr Fuzzy around today, Fuzzy😠
You deserve a medal or three for taking them on and winning👏

Thanks, chums.
We'll try again tomorrow. Poor bloke will have to starve again from breakfast, but we're going to have a curry tonight.

And yeah...don't mess with the Puffling! 😅

I feel that this is a good moment for Harriet to appear to say 'squeaky squeak squeak squeaky squeak, squeaks!' to Myrtle and Fuzzy and anybody else in need of such well-chosen and powerful words of comfort and support

Thanks Harriet. You're a sweetie. X

Oh bugger, that sort of admin cockup shouldn’t happen but it seems tediously commonplace.

Too much time on MN today has led me craving for steak and ale pie (don’t care if circular or rectangular) and a banana Longley farm yogurt.

Neither of which Mr Dragon bought when he did the food shopping earlier. Probably just as well, we need some post-holiday healthy eating before we book our overdue annual blood tests.

I agree with @MarieDeGournay, @MyrtleLion. You will be more effective if you rest up properly now. If I have to, I will break out my Stern Look (patent pending).

Every time dh murmurs the words ‘walk the dogs’, it starts to rain.

Oh, bad luck, Fuzzy - how stressful and annoying. Enjoy the curry, and all the best in advance for tomorrow.

It's so bloody annoying when shit like this happens.

Enjoy the curry!

I've just had a Team's meeting.

How the hell do people do that all day?

It's definitely not my cup of tea at all!

Or on a baking sheet or as a pithivier.

Although I like a broccoli and blue cheese pie myself. And peach Longley Farm yogurt.

I was thinking to myself that Fuzzy and Mr Fuzzy look the same, which is not the same for all bird couples.

As can be seen in Android's picture where Mr Fuzzy is distinguished only by his hospital wristband - lovely detail, that- what are you doing in the bed, Fuzzy??

I thought that magpies were another example - in fact it's one of the things I like about magpies, but then I found this
Males have glossy, bright blue shoulder patches on each wing. These patches are absent on females.
Eh? really?
Can our resident Magpie confirm or deny?

I used to live near Longley Farm. I knew the woman who stirred the cottage cheese. I can vouch for them!

I hate Teams. Fortunately I don't have many meetings for my job or I'd go insane.

Fortunately I don't have a job 😄

Best fuzzy wishes for tomorrow @FuzzyPuffling and Mr Puffling 🤞

Were they Powerpuff Degus @CoutingCrones ?? 💪💪

Mushroom and tarragon pie for me- I'm not veggie but I love love love these
And a Longley farm hazelnut yogurt 😍 thanks

You and DH are in my thoughts @FuzzyPuffling .

I'm fairly sure I'm usually depicted with blue patches in pictures here, so I'm going for "both sexes have blue patches but male ornithologists haven't bothered noticing those on females". Or something.
Sexual dimorphism is a funny thing. For many reasons I'm glad I'm not a peacock (specifically the peacock, not the peahen, although I don't much fancy being a peahen either).

Oh fiddlesticks. How frustrating

Fortunately I don't either. I do miss being self employed sometimes though.

Yes, @FranticFrankie , they were Powerpuff Degus, plus Bean.

Best of luck tomorrow for Mr Puffling. So frustrating that the appointment didn't happen but good on you for going full Tiger Mode, @FuzzyPuffling