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#1: Baby Lois - Drabble challenge Author: JenniferG, Location: Durham

Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:16 am
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I've never had a writing muse strike me before, but Mia's drabble challenge evidently did the trick! Hope it's all right. "A scene EBD should have written": someone should have given Joey a bit of a shake for tactless comments once or twice, in my opinion! I've included a bit from "Coming of Age" for context.

“Hilary wants all of you to go along and see her so that she can show off the baby to you. It isn't everyone," he added cheerfully, "that has a ten-pounder to exhibit!"
"That's what I thought myself when Stephen arrived," Joey said detachedly.
"What-was he a ten-pound baby?"
"Ten-and-a-quarter, to be strictly accurate. (…) So don't you go getting swelled head, for I've beaten Hilary in every way, still."

-The Coming of Age of the Chalet School

Phil looked at her in exasperation, trying to control his rising temper. He was weary from lack of sleep and the strains of the past few days – while both Lois and Hilary were recovered and ready to receive visitors now, Hilary had had a difficult time of it. At one point it had seemed that Phil might be about to lose both wife and daughter, and all this woman was concerned about was that she’d “beaten” Hilary in some absurd way! She seemed to be able to breeze through life without considering anyone else’s difficulties, how could he get through to her?

“This isn’t a game, Joey,” he eventually managed to say gently. “We’re all fearfully glad that our darling Lois is here at last, why should we not be? Because you had one bigger?
“I might have lost them both, Joey. You and Hilary have been friends for years, is the size of our children really of more concern to you than Hilary’s health?”

Joey looked taken aback. “I, I’m, I didn’t…” she faltered. “I… how is Hilary?”

“They’re both all right - now.” he said, and moved on.

Joey was rather more subdued for a while.

#2: Author: Alison H, Location: Manchester

Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:27 am
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Well said Phil!

#3: Author: Rob, Location: Derbyshire, England

Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 10:37 am
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Oooh Joey lost for words - unusual!!

Thanks Jennifer!

#4: Author: Mia, Location: London

Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 11:11 am
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Yay, thanks Jennifer, this is fab, good for Phil!

*sends more muses*

#5: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 11:16 am
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Now, that Phil I can relate to.

#6: Author: Ruth B, Location: Oxford, UK

Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:02 pm
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Very well done Phil!

#7: Author: Róisín,

Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:29 pm
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Hurrah! That needed to be answered. Thanks Jennifer.

#8: Author: leahbelle, Location: Kilmarnock

Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:39 pm
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Good for Phil. Someone needed to take Joey in hand about that comment!

#9: Author: Aparna, Location: India

Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 12:52 pm
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Joey can be so heedless Evil or Very Mad

Poor phil.

That was very good.. Thanks Jennifer..

#10: Author: Fatima, Location: Sunny Qatar

Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:07 pm
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Good for Phil - that certainly needed to be said. Thanks, Jennifer.

#11: Author: KathrynW, Location: London

Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 3:35 pm
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Thanks Jennifer, that was great!

Kathryn

#12: Author: Chair, Location: Rochester, Kent

Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 11:17 pm
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Thanks, Jennifer. I'm really glad that Phil told Joey what he thought of her!

#13: Author: Sugarplum, Location: second star to the right!

Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2006 11:50 pm
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Thanks Jennifer. Good to see Phil standing up to Joey.

#14: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 2:51 pm
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Time somebody did. Shall I hand out the poking sticks?

#15: Author: LizB, Location: Oxon, England

Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2006 3:32 pm
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Poor Phil - and well said!

Thanks, Jennifer - hope you get many more bunnies Very Happy

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