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#1: A Tiernsee Reunion - Part 1 Author: Lou, Location: Glasgow

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:45 am

Joey Maynard tiptoed through the house and pulling her kimono tightly around her opened the kitchen door quietly. The door creaked and she tried to shut it behind her without causing too much sound. “I must get that door oiled or I’ll be waking all sundry up” she thought as she ran made her way through the garden to the boathouse.

She slipped the key into the lock and was soon pulling the smaller of the rowing boats out and onto the slipway. Jumping into the boat when she hit the water, she pulled on the oars and was soon heading towards the middle of the lake.

She loved these early morning jaunts. Looking back at her house, once the school housing St Scholastika she thanked her lucky stars for being so lucky and having a summer home on her beloved Tiernsee.

She let the oars go and allowed the boat to drift. The steamer was yet to start it’s first journey up the lake and she felt safe as she settled back and reviewed her surrounds.

“What luck it was meeting Herr Helfen just when he wanted to sell the house.” She mused, “and even more luck that Jack was willing to sell Plas Gwyn and buy this. It makes for a much better holiday than going all the way to England and let’s face it the weather’s much better, particularly now at Easter time”. She looked around her at the views, Giesalm on her left and further round the lake her beloved Briesau. “Almost I can feel sixteen again when I’m here, if only the old crowd were all here too.”

At this thought Joey scrambled about in the boat and very nearly overturned into the lake. Grabbing at the oars she chastised herself for being silly but her eyes held a glint which if any of her family had seen they would have immediately known she was plotting.

“Of course, just exactly why not!” she exclaimed. “Surely some of them would be able to come, it’s only mid-April now, if I plan it for summer that’s giving loads of notice”

Joey threw her long black plaits over her shoulder, took up the oars again, turned the boat around and headed back to shore.

“Here comes Mamma back from the lake” said Len watching from the window while they were setting the table for frustuck in the speisesaal.

“Has she been swimming? I thought she said it was too early in the season for that, she might have woken us and then we could all have gone” grumbled Margot.

“No she’s been in Percy” retorted Len “And you know fine well that it’s too cold as yet”.

“Why do you all insist on naming every inanimate object we have?” groaned Margot, “and most especially, why Percy?”

Before Len could answer a perfect stampede could be heard on the stairs and the boys and the Richardsons appeared.

“Is that coffee Len?” shouted Stephen throwing himself down in his allotted chair and making a long arm for the bread twists.

“Yes it is, but there’s no need to behave like chimps at a tea party, ask for twists and don’t lean over the table, there you go that was predictable” Len rushed to the table with a cloth to mop up the milk which had spilled, the result of Stephen knocking over the jug. “Ruey, come and pour the coffee, Con bring some more milk from the kitchen and goodness just sit down all of you”

Stephen settled down with Roger on one side and Roddy on the other. Margot and Ruey sat opposite them with Felicity in between. Charles, Mike and Felix took their seats farther down the table and Len helped Cecil into her seat between her own and Cons.

A shout from the hall sent Stephen to help his father bring in the post. It was small sack that morning and Jack sat at his place at the head of the table and immediately opened it and started dishing out the letters.

“One for you each of you Rs, from Daisy by the looks of it, one for you Con, one for Margot and two for Len. Three for Stephen, what’s happening to your friends Stephen that they’re starting to write? They’ve never been so keen before and yes half a dozen for your mother.” Jack looked up, “Where is your mother? I saw her coming back from the lake at least 10 minutes ago?”

“I’m here Jack,” said Joey bounding into the room and taking the post from his hands. “Oh good, one from Simone, one from Hilda, one from the publisher and Mary-Lou as well” she sat back in chair, almost bouncing and looking like the cat who had got the cream. Unable to keep her secret any longer she banged her cup with a spoon for silence and announced, “I’VE HAD A BRAIN-WAGGLE”.

Everyone stopped and looked at her. “Mamma, phwats a bwainwaggel?” piped up small Cecil looking rather sheepish as she knew she had jam smeared over her chin. For once Joey took no notice of table manners,

“Jack what do you say to having a proper reunion, here at the Tiernsee, and trying to get hold of all the old crowd, you know really making enquiries to find out about those we lost contact with, advertising in the papers and inviting them all to visit for a weekend.” Joey sat back and allowed her words to sink in.

“Where on earth would we put everyone Joey?” asked Jack, always an hospitable man he couldn’t fathom how they could squeeze any more into the house.

“Well, I was thinking that we could impose on Irma over at the Chalet, if we plan far enough in advance we could ask Herr Braun to book out the Kron Prinz Karl, there’s the Stephanie and the Post. Jack I’m talking about more than a house party, I mean a really proper event. Surely enough time has passed now that we could advertise in German papers and try to bring as many back together as possible. Of course we would have quite a few to stay here, the brats won’t mind being on top of each other for once and we have plenty of ground to pitch tents if need be. In fact if we get enough interest they can always stay in Spartz or Innsbruck. What do you think?”

Jack sat back and surveyed his wife. He was well aware that at times she could be morose about contacts lost before the Anschluss and during the war. “Well I think you should talk to Hilda, Nell and Madge about it. If, as you say, it’s more than just an invite to friends then it would need some organisation. But on the whole why not look into it”.

Joey sat back, her eyes shining, “Well I don’t think we should limit it to just the Austrian years, we really should invite anyone who has ever been at the school.”

“My good girl, that would mean thousands, there was 200 odd when we left Austria plus hundreds coming through in England, Wales and now Switzerland, maybe you shouldn’t set your sights so high and while I’m thinking about it, you should also realise that there may be some girls that no matter what adverts you put out they won’t be able to come and they may be unreachable.” His words were sensible but his tone was soft and Joey nodded.

“I’ll walk round to see Irma later and Herr Braun and float the idea with them and Hilda is arriving tomorrow so we’ll talk it through then.”

“Oh, mamma that is such a miraculous idea, it would be so much fun to meet everyone from the Dark Ages and here where it happened” Con’s eyes went to the window and glazed over as she remembered all her mother’s stories.

“Hmmm less of the dark ages young lady. Right come on everyone finish up and lets get all the chores done so that we can think this through properly and visit Irma.” Joey set to with her coffee and soon they were leaving the table heading off for bedmaking and pondering their visit around the lake.

#2: Author: Chelsea, Location: Your Imagination

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:48 am

This sounds great Lou. I'm looking forward to more.

#3: Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:51 am

Nice idea Lou, and a very promising beginning, would love to see this continuing.

#4: Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:51 am

Lou - I like it and definitely want to see more please! Smile

#5: Author: Nicci, Location: UK

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:58 am

Lou, this is a brilliant start. Loved Len. Please post more soon.

#6: Author: Sarah_L, Location: Redcar

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:04 am

This is a very good start Lou. Everyone seems very much in character.

#7: Author: Lou, Location: Glasgow

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:12 am

“Well Joey, I think you’ve done it. Quite how I’m not sure, but we seem to be ready to place the adverts.” Hilda Annersley sat back in her chair in her salon at Freudesheim and helped herself to another of Anna’s famous hot cakes.

“Well I will admit, it hasn’t been entirely easy. Good old Herr Braun was very willing to provisionally book the rooms but I really had to twist some arms at the Post and the Stephanie but Irma helped, she’s been a godsend really.” Joey continued to pour the tea for Rosalie and Bill.

“So we’ve got our quota of accommodation, exactly how many can actually book Joey?” asked Rosalie.

“Well, Jack and I have worked out that we can take twenty, Irma can take between fifty and sixty depending if people don’t mind sharing, oh and she’s persuaded the hydro-electric managers who have the other chalets to take some as well so the old St Clare’s can take forty-odd and Le Petit Chalet can take thirty. Then the Kron Prinz Karl can take one hundred and ten, the Stephanie eighty, the Post seventy and the various Gasthauses around the lake can take another sixty. So before we head off to Spartz and Innsbruck that’s potential for around four hundred.” Jo let out a huge sigh. “Do you think we’ve bitten off more than we can chew, we did have to give them a deposit!”

“Nonsense” said Bill, “it’s only good business practise, they’ll come out of the woodwork and I know a lot of the Plas Howell lot will come. But where are we placing the adverts?”

“Well,” said Hilda “I’m trusting to the main newspapers in the bigger cities, we’re covering Paris, Vienna, London, Edinburgh, Bonn, Frankfurt and Rome, on and Sydney and Wellington down below. I’m hoping that maybe one person will see and get in touch with others or get in touch with us with other ideas.”

“Hilda, what about America and Canada? We know Corney, Lulu and Bette are all over there, what about them? Joey exclaimed, “I don’t want them missing out!”

“Well exactly Joey, we know exactly where they are, we hardly need to advertise, Rosalie is putting together an invitation with instructions to everyone where we know their address.”

“Of course, you’re right, I’m just so thrilled that we’ve got this far” Joey took up the piece of paper that Hilda had brought over and regard it.

The Chalet School

Were you a pupil at the Chalet School in any of these locations?

Briesau, Tiernsee, Austria
Sarres, Guernsey
Plas Howells, Howells Village, Armishire, England
The Big House, St Briavels, Wales
Gornetz Platz, The Oberland, Switzerland

You are invited to a GRAND REUNION to take place in Briesau from the 7th to the 21st July 1957.

For details contact (enclosing a stamp addressed envelope):

Mrs J. Maynard Miss R. Dene
Freudesheim The Chalet School
Gornetz Platz Or Gornetz Platz
The Oberland The Oberland
Switzerland Switzerland

“Well!” she exclaimed, “if that doesn’t whet their appetites I don’t know what will!”

#8: Author: Susan, Location: Carlisle

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:30 am

Lou a new drabble so exciting. This looks really interesting. Very true to the real series.

#9: Author: Lou, Location: Glasgow

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:33 am

This is something that's been bubbling for ages. I've ALLWAYS wanted to get everyone together for a big bash. I'm going to take my time over it because I really want to work out what happened to some of the girls and have some interesting mixes.

#10: Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:34 am

*does the new drabble dance*
This looks great Lou, lets hope they find some old friends again! Can't wait for more Very Happy

#11: Author: Lou, Location: Glasgow

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:38 am

I read "Stephen" for the first time tonight, all the way through, yes made me cry and it's a fantastic story. But there's a little bit of me feels that we demonise the Josephine and I just fancied going back a little and trying to find the old "nice" one again. But keep going on Stephen please please Sarah, it is brilliant......

#12: Author: pim, Location: the place where public transport doesn't work properly!

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 2:02 am

Can we have more please? pleeeeeeeeeease *smiles bestest and nicest smile*

Love the beginning hence plea for more Very Happy

#13: Author: Angel, Location: London, England

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 2:09 am

what about Glendower House, St Mildred's, the KG...?

And how about any CSers that might have emigrated to Canada as part of the Empire programmes of the era?

#14: Author: KB, Location: Melbourne, Australia

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:15 am

Lou, this is very promising! I can't wait to see who turns up!

#15: Author: PatMac, Location: Yorkshire England

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:59 am

*joins Sarah in the new drabble dance*

I really like this. You've picked up the tone of the original books so well. This is the Joey, we all really, deep down, love!

Hooray! More when you can, please

#16: Author: Caroline OSullivan, Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 9:21 am

This is great Lou. More please Very Happy

#17: Author: Ray, Location: Bristol, England

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 10:12 am

*joins the clamour*

This is excellent - very in character and very nicely done so far.

More please Smile

Ray *eager*

#18: Author: Abi, Location: Alton, Hants

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 10:24 am

*clamours excitedly*

#19: Author: Lisa, Location: South Coast of England

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 10:52 am

Great Lou, I am really enjoying this - it's all light and fun and exciting! Wish I could go to the reunion too!

#20: Author: pip_penguin, Location: Melbourne

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:16 pm

This is great, Lou! *adds to clamour*

#21: Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:48 pm

Thanks Lou. I didn't quite set out for Joey to be as she is in Stephen and I'm glad somebody's redressing the balance.

#22: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 12:52 pm

This is great, Lou, I'm looking forward to lots more of it.

#23: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:19 pm

There's always been a niggle concerning the people you never hear about again, like Giovanna Rincini. This is great. Take whatever time you need Lou.

#24: Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 1:44 pm

This is great Lou! I always loved hearing about the old girls whenthey were mentioned later in the series!

#25: Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough.......

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 3:51 pm

Lou! This is wonderful!!! Please carry on, and post more soon!!!

#26: Author: Kat, Location: Swansea

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 4:28 pm

Yes, please please please carry on Lou! Would love to read more!

#27: Author: Lou, Location: Glasgow

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 6:34 pm

Oh the pressure! Shocked

Promise there will be more, but probably not for a couple of days as I'm mapping out my groups. Never fear the bunny has me well and truly gripped. drummer

#28: Author: KB, Location: Melbourne, Australia

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:22 pm

Haha! You'll never escape - luckily for us!

#29: Author: Angel, Location: London, England

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 8:25 pm

Good to hear it.

Lou, I eagerly anticipate your every posting on this thread.

#30: Author: ali, Location: medway, kent

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 9:15 pm

This is a great thread, I'm really glad you thought of it. I was wondering if we could give suggestions of people we'd like to know about or if you've already got it planned. Either way I'll be quite content but there are a few special favourites I'd like to hear of.

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

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 9:19 pm

Lou this is great.Its a bit like Reunion meets Excitements!
More Please ..... I can't wait to see who turns up! Smile

#32: Author: claire, Location: SOUTH WALES

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 10:06 pm

Great idea - even the ones who don't turn up can be heard of (even if they have died)

#33: Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England

Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2004 10:18 pm

Lou, this is great, a wonderful and original idea and very in keeping with the books.

Keep working at it so you get it as you want it, this story is really worth the effort and I am so looking forward to seeing what has happened to everyone.

#34: Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough.......

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 2:56 am

*sends encouragement to Lou's bunny!*

#35: Author: Kathy_S, Location: midwestern US

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 3:46 am

Ooooh, a happy drabble! Yippee, yahoo!

#36: Author: Lou, Location: Glasgow

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 5:33 pm

If anyone has 'personal pets' that they would like to hear about then do post them and I'll try and incorporate. I'm currently writing life histories of those that I had intended to feature - which I'll probably post once the story is finished, and oh my! I'm keeping lists......

#37: Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 5:38 pm

Gets in with requests first Laughing

Can there be a quintette reunion? Can Gay and the macdonald twins also make an appearance please! Oh and Miss Stewart!
Well done on the keeping of lists!
Thank-you Exclamation

#38: Author: Ray, Location: Bristol, England

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 5:44 pm

May I put a plea in for Giovanni Rincini and also Lavender Leigh

Ray *is aware this is a very odd couple!*

#39: Author: Angel, Location: London, England

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 6:34 pm

lilamani, please.

Annis Lovell

#40: Author: claire, Location: SOUTH WALES

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 8:03 pm

Could we have Ros Lilley and Joan Baker please (I want to see if Joan is that different now shes grown up)

#41: Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 8:49 pm

Oooooh. Let's see. Um, Kit Leslie and Mollie Maynard for staff. I always liked Mollie.

Girls- Gay Lambert, Jacynth Hardy, Amy Stevens, Frieda Mensch, Dickie Christy, Cherry Christy. Also any of the Chesters or Lucys. oh, and Gwensi Howell.

Is that enough to keep you busy? Wink

#42: Author: catherine, Location: York

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 10:25 pm

Marie and Wanda von Eschenau, Bernhilda Mensch, Robin Humphries

#43: Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 10:43 pm

I've just remembered two more I'd like to see! Alixe Von Elsen and Bette Rinici please!

#44: Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2004 11:50 pm

Elizabeth Arnett! She's one of my favourite HGs.

#45: Author: KB, Location: Melbourne, Australia

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 10:57 am

Goodness, it's going to be one heck of a gathering!

#46: Author: keren,

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 1:56 pm

This sounds like it will be a long and complex thread (make sure you check out the hardbacks for what really happened to the poeple)
Although I have enjoyed the joey bashing threads, I am really happy to see a "nice" joey thread.
Please keep her this way

#47: Author: Abi, Location: Alton, Hants

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 2:13 pm

*agrees with Lisa_T - definitely Elizabeth Arnett*

#48: Author: Sarah_L, Location: Redcar

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 2:45 pm

And Betty Wynne-Davies, reformed or not.

#49: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 4:28 pm

Has anyone mentioned Thekla yet? It would be interesting to see what the years (and the War) had done to her.

#50: Author: Caroline OSullivan, Location: Reading, Berkshire, UK

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 4:36 pm

Can I put in a plea for Hilary Wilson, Katherine Gordon and Blossom Willoughby.

#51: Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough.......

Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2004 11:22 pm

Poor Lou is probably regretting asking for input!!!

#52: Author: Susan, Location: Carlisle

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 1:41 am

My choice is easy - anybody and everybody.

Really looking forward to this drabble.

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

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 3:00 am

Any of the above esp Gay/Gill/Jacynth and the Tyrol lot .....oh and Tom and Bride and the Guernsey lot! ...... sorry!

#54: Author: Tassie_Ellen, Location: Tasmania, Australia

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 4:01 am

What an EXCELLENT idea, Lou! Since you've already been overwhelmed with suggestions, I won't add any (mainly 'cos all my favourites have been mentioned already Very Happy

), and just say I'm looking forward to the next bit.

*gobsmacked at realising just HOW MUCH research Lou has let herself in for, and sending whatever is required in the way of brainfood*

#55: Author: KB, Location: Melbourne, Australia

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:45 am

*feels very sorry for Lou*

#56: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:41 am

This is really something to look forward to, but I think we need to be patient! As people have said the amount of research needed is fantastic.

#57: Author: Lou, Location: Glasgow

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 12:25 pm

OY! Hold on everyone! I am white with tension and angst......

I feel I should point out right now - so as not to upset anyone - that this is not intended as a fill-in/continuation. And therefore as a drabble I am going to fulfill my childhood/teenage/adult wish and make up histories/happenings for lots of characters we haven't heard of for a while.

I will not be researching through the hardbacks (I've only got Jane/Changes/Kenya in hardback).

I shall of course be checking on my spellings / relationships etc from the paperbacks.

But it is purely wish fulfillment and a bit of fun. Although I will not be bringing anyone back from the dead - that's beyond even me....

THANK YOU everyone for your "personal pets" I can assure you that most of them will be appearing at the Tiernsee. Hoping to post the next section on Monday........

#58: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 2:02 pm

I'll look forward to Monday, then Lou. This is a great idea.

#59: Author: KB, Location: Melbourne, Australia

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 8:39 pm

Go for it, Lou! We'll enjoy it!

#60: Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough.......

Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 10:28 pm

*sits down to wait for Monday*

#61: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 4:50 pm

Joins Vikki on the sofa, and offers her a hot drink.

#62: Author: Cazx, Location: Swansea/Bristol

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 5:58 pm

Joins Vikki and Jennie and brings biscuits for the wait!

#63: Author: Ray, Location: Bristol, England

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 7:22 pm

Ray *sits down with the rest of the waiting masses and passes round the marshmallows*

#64: Author: Lou, Location: Glasgow

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 7:52 pm

Hating the idea that I'm causing expansion of waistlines due to marshmallows, biscuits and other sundry items. Thinks you should all only eat bread twists 4 times a day and take treachorous mountain walks to keep in trim. Laughing

#65: Author: Ray, Location: Bristol, England

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 7:54 pm

Well, I *WAS* going to offer you some marshmallows, too, Lou. But...

Ray *thinks better of it after that!*

#66: Author: claire, Location: SOUTH WALES

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 8:21 pm

Why isn't it Monday yet?

*sits quietly and waits for Ray to pass the marshmallows, popcorn anyone?*

#67: Author: Ray, Location: Bristol, England

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 8:23 pm

Ray *hands Claire the marshmallows in exchange for some popcorn*

#68: Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough.......

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 10:06 pm

*offers round a plate of choccie brownies*

#69: Author: Lesley, Location: Rochester, Kent

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 10:25 pm

Accepts choccie brownie then goes for 3 mile run to keep fit.

*Lesley collapses on floor at magnitude of this lie!*

#70: Author: Ray, Location: Bristol, England

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 10:28 pm

Ray *offers Lesley some no-fat marshmallows* *and notes that she is in fact not lying; the packets say 95% fat free...*

#71: Author: claire, Location: SOUTH WALES

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 10:30 pm

So as long as I leave 5% of the packet no fat! great news

#72: Author: Ray, Location: Bristol, England

Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 10:35 pm

Absolutely.

Ray *will selflessly eat the remaining 5% so that the rest of the CBB remains slim while awaiting Lou's next installment*

#73: Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 1:12 am

*wonders up to take a couple of marshies* I'm only thinking of your waistline, Ray! Just make sure they're pink- mine, I mean.

#74: Author: Susan, Location: Carlisle

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 3:09 am

Comes over to accept a marshmallow.

#75: Author: Ray, Location: Bristol, England

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:49 am

Lisa_T wrote:

*wonders up to take a couple of marshies* I'm only thinking of your waistline, Ray! Just make sure they're pink- mine, I mean.

They're pink Smile

Ray *armed with many colours* *offering the bag around again*

#76: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 3:15 pm

Aha, looking at bag, 95% fat free, all the rest is sugar. Hastily swallows huge mouthful of marshmallows and pretends she hasn't eaten any.

#77: Author: pim, Location: the place where public transport doesn't work properly!

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 3:35 pm

Oooh marshmallows/ Did anyone ever play that game where you had to put as many marshmallows in your mouth as you could and then try and say some completely stupid sentence?

*waits impatiently for Monday - and I never thought I'd hear myself say that Very Happy

#78: Author: Carolyn P, Location: Lancaster, England

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 9:33 pm

Pim, that's the fluffy bunny game (as that's the phrase you have to say).

Rather appropraite for this board, but rather sick making to watch.

#79: Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:44 pm

Oh, so that's the fluffy bunny game? I saw it mentioned somewhere and wondered what it was, but didn't like to reveal my ignorance.

#80: Author: Lisa_T, Location: Belfast

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:48 pm

*g* I wonder if that's where Liss got her 'Fluffy Bunny' sign in name from on the old board!

#81: Author: catherine, Location: York

Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 10:53 pm

*comes armed with tray of mugs of hot chocolate*

#82: Author: Rosie, Location: Huntingdonshire

Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 12:34 am

pim wrote:

Oooh marshmallows/ Did anyone ever play that game where you had to put as many marshmallows in your mouth as you could and then try and say some completely stupid sentence?

Basle train station, Auguest 2002!! Actually, I didn't take part as I was engaged in a mammoth game of Speed with a friend - I filed my thumbnail down on the station floor with playing so much!!

#83: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 3:33 pm

Looking forward to the time when Lou has written and posted some more of this.

#84: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 6:20 pm

I hope Lou is all right, we haven't had any of this for a long time.

#85: Author: ali, Location: medway, kent

Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 10:08 pm

I hope so too, but it is a mammoth task that she has set herself so it will take ages to write. I'll just continue to check each day in the hope....

#86: Author: PatMac, Location: Yorkshire England

Posted: Sat Mar 20, 2004 10:23 pm

Joins the waiters (people waiting for drabble and serving drinks, before anyone cracks a joke) thanks for the hot chocolate.

#87: Author: KB, Location: Melbourne, Australia

Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 6:49 am

*offers around the tim tams*

Hey, if we're waiting, does that make us waiters?

#88: Author: Susan, Location: Carlisle

Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 3:33 pm

Sounds like it!

#89: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 3:44 pm

Why don't we send Lou a PM, asking her how she's getting on?

#90: Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough.......

Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 10:12 pm

*has visions of Lou's PM box groaning with enquiries.......*

#91: Author: PatMac, Location: Yorkshire England

Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 10:15 pm

*Contributes a large tin of Reeses Peanut Butter Cups and yet more hot chocolate for the 'waiters' whatever the definition*

#92: Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough.......

Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:22 pm

OOOH!! Yum!! thanks PatMac!!!

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

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2004 2:03 am

*wonders where in UK PatMac gets Reeses Peanut Butter cups from ???????????????

tell me tell me tell me pppppplllllllllllzzzzzzzz

#94: Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough.......

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 4:06 am

woolies sometimes sells them Sugar!

#95: Author: PatMac, Location: Yorkshire England

Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2004 9:13 pm

Sugarplum wrote:

*wonders where in UK PatMac gets Reeses Peanut Butter cups from ???????????????

tell me tell me tell me pppppplllllllllllzzzzzzzz

You'll never believe it - Huddersfield! Found a little shop with pretensions that stocks not only Reeses Peanut Cups but also Jelly Bellies!

Centre of Civilisation - come to West Yorkshire!

#96: Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough.......

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 1:12 am

*Gazes at Patmac in disbelief....... Very Happy

#97: Author: Nell, Location: London, England

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 12:51 pm

civilisation-west yorkshire...something wrong with that sentence!

#98: Author: Xanthe, Location: London/Cambridge

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 1:00 pm

*sniggering at the yibbling but mostly just hoping for some more of the lovely (shiny) drabble*

#99: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 1:06 pm

So do we all want more drabble, Xan. Join us on the sofa.

#100: Author: Vikki, Location: Possibly in hell! It's certainly hot enough.......

Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 9:21 pm

Room for a littlun on that sofa Jennie??

#101: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Sat Mar 27, 2004 5:28 pm

Of course. We can all sit and chant.

#102: Author: Lou, Location: Glasgow

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 1:01 pm

Yup, really must get down to this before Season 3 of the West Wing on DVD has me in paroxysms of Josh loving.........

Dinna worry - it's coming on.

#103: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 1:04 pm

But why don't you post some of it, Lou, so we can start to appreciate it?

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