Friday, 17 July 2026

Keeping Abreast (or viceversa)

From Facebook Archives

 
17 July 2024 at 17.18
Couldn't find my phone.   
Searched high and low.   
Rang it.  
It's in my cleavage.
Drummerman  Could have been worse…
Mrs Lasagne  Haha  Good job you weren’t getting into the bath. !
Bentonbag  I don't know about you Mrs L, but I don't usually have my bra on when I get in the bath.
Mrs Lasagne  Well anything goes these days !
Woolerwoman  Some of us have never had that option!
Paganess  A woman after my own heart.  However, noting the cleavage, one boob makes a pretty poor cleavage
Bentonbag  Maybe you could make a boob sized bag to pop in the other side of your bra and use it to carry all kinds of treasures: phone, purse, hankies, folding scissors, sewing kit, first aid kit, hip-flask ...
Miss Doozer  Hidden Bra Flask For Women 25Oz Leak Proof Sports Bra - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266357354683 -  Just even it up with 75cl of rosé
Paganess  I’ve not worn a bra since the day I retired, 17 years ago.  Nothing’s going to make me put that instrument of torture back on
Mrs Poet  I do this all the time.  Male friend watching me grope my bra said, I bet you felt a right tit there!
Miss Doozer  Since this thread seems to be a confessional... 
My mate used to teach me and Charlie-horse.  Jodhpurs until recently didn't have pockets, so - of course - everything goes in the sports bra.  One particularly sweaty summer day, I apologise for handing over 'boob-money'.  
Said friend says, “It's fine, I paid for my chippy tea the other night with boob-money”.  
She did go on to say she was classy enough to take the boob-money out in the car and give it a wipe before handing it over.   
Shortly after this conversation, I purchased riding leggings with pockets.   
The money kept falling out of the pockets when I took my phone out.
I went back to boob-money.
Bentonbag  You do realise this will end up in a blog one day…
Miss Doozer  I'll let her know.
 
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Thursday, 16 July 2026

Planning

From Facebook Archives

16 July 2019 at 18:49
It's been a day for travel planning. 
Llandovery cottage booked for half term and 2 nights in Premier Inn, Richmond, for a Mummy's Midweek Adventure.
The latter is going to be a bit sad. I'm meeting up with my late friend Paula's brother to collect some keepsakes and crafty stuff she assigned to me (and DrD).   
So we shall be in her flat without her there, which will be hard.
Paula was insistent that I should have regular Mummy's Weekends Away (marked MWA in letters and diaries) so I think she'd be quite pleased at a midweek adventure.
Especially as I'm being really bold and driving down!
Bess Cavalier  Are you taking DrD or meeting her there?  
I've still got those ribbons I promised you.  Will bring them to Oxford in September.
Bentonbag  I've emailed DrD to ask if she'd like to come with.  If she can't I'll bring her stuff back with me and take it over to Consett (or meet her in town).   
Could you use a pair of elasticated waist viscose trousers (black with white pattern)? They're short in the leg for me and too flared for my liking - flap about just under my calves as I walk, in a sort of Star Trek fashion.
Bess Cavalier  I'll give them a go but the flappiness sounds as if it might be a design fault that irritates everyone. 
Later
Bentonbag  Sadly DrD family commitments mean she can't come with 
- Fester is angling for me to take Thunderthighs, but that's off my agenda.


 

Wednesday, 15 July 2026

Clothing Planning Jamming Laughing

Happy St Swithen’s Day

From Facebook Archives

15 July 2009 at 10:02

Looking for as huge a t-shirt as possible for Thunderthighs to use as a nightshirt.   
A long generous XXL would do at a pinch. 
Do they do XXXL?
MrMull  Well cotton traders (http://www.cottontraders.com) do up to 5XL in some ranges. They used to sell a microfleece nightshirt 
(I have 2) but don't seems to anymore. But do have a look.
Bentonbag  Thanks Mr Mull, they have an outlet at Royal Quays so I shall go and have a look there.
Mr Mull  Glad I could help.  Being of more generous proportions myself I know how difficult it is to find stuff.  Over 25 years ago (in Newcastle) when I was looking for clothes an 'assistant' took Anna to one side and suggested I should look at their 'short and portly range' in another store.  Plus ca change...
(We have been regular Cotton Traders catalogue and online shoppers since)

15 July 2019 at 21:12

Have spent most of this evening trying to find a holiday cottage in/near Llandeilo for October half term - may have got one in Llandovery and awaiting reply from Llandeilo one.

15 July 2020 at 14.55

We've made the first jam of the year.
5.75lb blackcurrant & windfall apple (jelly) 
FifiD  Yum x
Henlady  My class used to enjoy your jams so much at break.
Dulcima  Lots of apples ripening on my tree, but not ripe yet.  Must check the blackcurrants, though!
Bentonbag  We've had a helluva June drop what with the high winds and it seemed a pity to waste them. So Fester cut them up and we boiled them in about a gallon of water then put the hand held liquidiser through and put the resulting mush inside a pillowcase. 
We boiled the blackcurrants in the juice that came out and then added sugar to make jam the usual way. I think we may have overboiled it a bit because the result is very sticky - and quite tart.
Dulcima  Have just collected 2 punnets of blackcurrants today, but apples nowhere near ready, the windfalls are tiny. But I will be making blackcurrant jam soon!
 
15 July 2024 at 21.57
Just been to see the first night of Waiting For God at the People's Theatre with 
Mrs Bursar and Mrs Lasagne and had a really good laugh; both at the play and with them.
Mrs Lasagne  It’s always lovely to go out together xxx loved seeing you
Cousin Daisy  Great to hear you had a good night together. Nothing beats a good laugh. Xxx