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Bluestocking Women's Pub - cheapest bar on the internet.

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EdithStourton · 22/04/2026 19:55

The thread in which Gosie's mysterious adventures will continue. All women welcome to join us for a virtual tipple, fun, support and arcane knowledge. And tractors.

Bluestocking Women's Pub - cheapest bar on the internet.
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EdithStourton · 25/04/2026 09:53

Have a great day, Hedgey.

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Magpiecomplex · 25/04/2026 09:55

Happy birthday Hedgy! I'm working today so have some extra fun on my behalf please.

MarieDeGournay · 25/04/2026 09:58

Happy birthday Hedgey, you're looking cool as ever😎

I hope you have a lovely day - good picnic weather!🎂
And enjoy your <checks back to your post> 'rachet windlass'. Birthday prezzies that I have to Google must be very specifically appropriate😄

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MarieDeGournay · 25/04/2026 10:04

Dextersgoneovertherainbowbridge · 25/04/2026 08:10

I really need to pop in more often. Gerbils (sorry, I’ll get to know your names I promise!) May I have a coffee? I’m on my way to get weighed and need to caffeine to cope with what the scales are going to tell me. Horrid things.

Don't worry about getting to know the Gerbils' names <whispers> I make them up as I go along, apart from the well-known ones like Gosie the Adventurer, Gubbins the Over-Enthusiastic Triangle Player, etc.

Once it starts with a G, have fun - anything is possible, and thanks to the magic in the Bluey, whatever fanciful name you come up with will in fact be the name of one of the bar-gerbilsSmile

Good luck with the scales😬

ChristmasStars · 25/04/2026 10:10

Happy birthday Hedgey I hope you have fun today.

FuzzyPuffling · 25/04/2026 10:52

Happy birthday Hedgy. May all your locks be well-oiled!

Magpiecomplex · 25/04/2026 11:05

MarieDeGournay · 25/04/2026 10:04

Don't worry about getting to know the Gerbils' names <whispers> I make them up as I go along, apart from the well-known ones like Gosie the Adventurer, Gubbins the Over-Enthusiastic Triangle Player, etc.

Once it starts with a G, have fun - anything is possible, and thanks to the magic in the Bluey, whatever fanciful name you come up with will in fact be the name of one of the bar-gerbilsSmile

Good luck with the scales😬

We certainly have a gerbil called Gangrene, Marie's right about anything goes!
Recycled image - clearly Gangrene is not only accepted amongst the gerbils, but also loved. Although on second thoughts, Gangrene might be a Staunch Ally gerbil.

Bluestocking Women's Pub - cheapest bar on the internet.
lcakethereforeIam · 25/04/2026 11:14

Many happy returns @Hedgehogforshort I'm slightly envious, this is a lovely time of year to have a birthday. I love the wild spring flowers. One of my favourites is ladies smock (aka cuckoo flower), they were everywhere in Wales. The lilacs are starting to flower and they smell amazing.

Dextersgoneovertherainbowbridge · 25/04/2026 11:46

The scales were NOT kind, so I’m off to do soon over enthusiastic weeding at the allotment. Thanks to Golightly the gerbil for the tissues and advice about hand tools.

Dextersgoneovertherainbowbridge · 25/04/2026 11:48

Margo is NOT invited.

Chickadeeinme · 25/04/2026 13:50

Happy birthday @Hedgehogforshort, you spring chicken!

WearyAuldWumman · 25/04/2026 13:56

Happy birthday, @Hedgehogforshort . All the best folk are Taureans!

ifIwerenotanandroid · 25/04/2026 14:03

Happy birthday, Hedgie!

(actual photo)

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MarieDeGournay · 25/04/2026 15:42

Is that the birthday prezzie in use, Hedgey? The perfect gift for the hedgehog with everything😄

AlexandraLeaving · 25/04/2026 18:03

Happy birthday Hedgy and many happy returns.

AngleofRepose · 25/04/2026 18:19

Magpiecomplex · 25/04/2026 11:05

We certainly have a gerbil called Gangrene, Marie's right about anything goes!
Recycled image - clearly Gangrene is not only accepted amongst the gerbils, but also loved. Although on second thoughts, Gangrene might be a Staunch Ally gerbil.

Dex, the Bluestocking also has a gerbil called Glenda, who is, if I recall correctly, overly-fond of gin. She sometimes needs a (sharp) reminder that she's had three too many already! 😀

I hope your allotment is weedless (that's not a word, is it) by now.

AngleofRepose · 25/04/2026 18:23

🎵🎶🎵🎶Why oh why does my dishwasher hate me la la la la 🎵🎶

(I think I'm losing it)

<off to find some old towels and my windup camping torch>

ifIwerenotanandroid · 25/04/2026 18:28

AngleofRepose · 25/04/2026 18:23

🎵🎶🎵🎶Why oh why does my dishwasher hate me la la la la 🎵🎶

(I think I'm losing it)

<off to find some old towels and my windup camping torch>

Oh My Wow GIF by TV Land

Are you going to have to get a man in?

AngleofRepose · 25/04/2026 18:34

😆Never! I shall prevail!

(not doing anything electric, which I am not qualified to do, honest gov)

Just need to check the impeller for obstructions again. I know I need a new pump, but as long as it still works, I'll keep pretending I don't need a new pump.

(my life is so boring right now)

Boiledbeetle · 25/04/2026 18:39

Hedgehogforshort · 25/04/2026 09:47

It’s my birthday today 64. Off to a local country park with my kids and grandkids for a picnic.

DH is making a picnic for the entire park i think.

DH bought me a ratchet windlass which i am chuffed with, the lock paddles seem stiffer these days - or is it my age.

Happy Birthday @Hedgehogforshort

Why does wrapping things always look so easy when someone else does it?

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Boiledbeetle · 25/04/2026 18:41

MarieDeGournay · 25/04/2026 10:04

Don't worry about getting to know the Gerbils' names <whispers> I make them up as I go along, apart from the well-known ones like Gosie the Adventurer, Gubbins the Over-Enthusiastic Triangle Player, etc.

Once it starts with a G, have fun - anything is possible, and thanks to the magic in the Bluey, whatever fanciful name you come up with will in fact be the name of one of the bar-gerbilsSmile

Good luck with the scales😬

I still feel sorry for Gonorrhea.

Boiledbeetle · 25/04/2026 18:44

Dextersgoneovertherainbowbridge · 25/04/2026 11:46

The scales were NOT kind, so I’m off to do soon over enthusiastic weeding at the allotment. Thanks to Golightly the gerbil for the tissues and advice about hand tools.

I'm so so jealous! Golightly Goswift is my favourite Golypmpian. She has so many gold medals. I go over all giddy whenever I catch even a glimpse of her. And you spoke with her!!!

ifIwerenotanandroid · 25/04/2026 19:14

Boiledbeetle · 25/04/2026 18:39

Happy Birthday @Hedgehogforshort

Why does wrapping things always look so easy when someone else does it?

Should be easier for you, since there's always an extra hand to hold the paper down while two or more others cut & apply the sticky tape. I don't know where you're going wrong.

ETA: You may have to eat those snowballs as comfort food, once you get free.

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Boiledbeetle · 25/04/2026 19:24

ifIwerenotanandroid · 25/04/2026 19:14

Should be easier for you, since there's always an extra hand to hold the paper down while two or more others cut & apply the sticky tape. I don't know where you're going wrong.

ETA: You may have to eat those snowballs as comfort food, once you get free.

Edited

That is me right now!!

The extra pair of limbs just means two more things to get covered in tape.

It's hard being a beetle. No opposable thumbs either.

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