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#1: Primula Part Four (Again!) Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:32 pm

There was only one installment of story on the old board, so I have just reposted it here. Sincerely hope these links work!!!

PART ONE
PART TWO
PART THREE

Jem heaved a huge sigh and stretched. "Madge," he said. "I don't want to have to tell you all this. It was never my intention to drag Joey into this tale, although I was going to tell you about the girls after I had told them. Unfortunately, Joey forced my hand rather."
"In what way Jem? How did she manage that?" Madge asked quietly.
"She saw this letter Madge," said Jem, waving Margot's letter in the air. "I never meant for her to see it, indeed, I hadn't planned to let you read it. But Joey found it, read it and was planning to tell Daisy everythingherself. I felt I had to tell the girls myself, as their uncle, as their mother's brother; regardless of the fact that Daisy isn't my niece, I am still her uncle."

Madge's face thawed for the first time as Jem said this. This - this was the man she had married, the man she loved. A man who put other's feelings above his own, who could consider the needs of a little girl ahead of himself. In a rush, Madge knew she still loved Jem. He might find it hard to show her how much he cared sometimes, but when it really mattered, he was a loving husband, father, uncle, brother. When it really mattered, he came through.

Madge reached across the table and took Jem's hand. "Tell me Jem," she said softly. Gripping his wifes hand, Jem began speaking once more, telling Madge how Joey had come to be involved and to such a degree.

"You see Madge, when Margot first died, I was distraught. I had such a little time with her before hand. She was lost to me for so many years, and she had such an awful life in Australia, with a man she hated and couldn't get away from. She went through a living hell with Stephen Venables, but she survived, only to come back to me and die. That was so unfair Madge, I felt so bitter at her loss. But she asked us, as you'll remember, just before she died. She asked us to take her girls, to love them and provide them with a home. I promised Madge. I promised. Then she died, and I was given the letter amongst all her other possessions. Have you any idea how it felt to read that letter for the first time? How terrible I felt? I thought Margot had been laughing up her sleeve at me, at how gullible I had been to take on her girls. But then I looked properly at those girls. And do you know what I saw Madge? Do you?"
Madge shook her head.
"I saw two little girls grieving for their mother, the only mother they had ever known or wanted. Margot hadn't been making a fool of me, she had been protecting her children. When she took Daisy in, she took her not just into her home but into her heart. She loved Daisy as dearly as she loved Primula who was her own child, and as dearly as she loved her little boys. She never got over the grief of losing her boys, but never let that stand in her way of loving Daisy, the daughter of a man wha hated. So I had to look again at my feelings, and I began to understand why Margot had told me everything, why she hadn't just allowed herself to die without telling me the whole story. Because of courseDaisy's real mother used to be a mistress in your school. Mollie Maynard. Which complicated matters still further when Margot found her way to me.
"Margot had no idea that Mollie Maynard was a twin, and had even less idea when she first left Australia that she would find Molli's twin working with me. Margot found herself living in the heart of our community at the Sonnalpe, surrounded by our friends and my colleagues. It must have scared her half to death to find Jack maynard working alongside me. She knew you see Madge, that Mollie had no idea where Daisy was. Mollie had Daisy before her marriage, something Ken never knew about, and probably knows nothing about to this day. And Stephen Venables walked off with Daisy just hours after Mollie had given birth. I believe he did thought it would help her, if he thought at all. Mollie could never have survived with a child born out of wedlock, but Venables knew that one more child would mean nothing in the outback.
So there was Margot, and her two girls up at the Sonnalpe. And there was Jack Maynard. And there was I. It had so much potential for secrets to be found out, but they weren't, and when Margot died, the secret was still safe, Daisy and Primula were safe. Until one day, at the new San, I was reading the letter again. I thought about burning it Madge, but then I though how Daisy and Primula might one day feel a need to see it, for I knew their secret would come out one day. I left the letter on my desk when I was called away to an emergency, never gave it a second thought, until I returned to find Joey in my office, reading the letter. I never thought for a minute thatshe would have read it, I thought she was above that, but she said afterwards that she knew I had a secret and she wanted to know!
Then of course, her next question was whether Jack knew. He didn't, and I told Joey I intended to keep it that way, but she went on and on about how Jack had far more claim to Daisy than we have. She told me that Jack was Daisy's blood relative, and Daisy should be living with her true family. She went on and on, trying to get me to agree to something I knew Margot wouldn't have wanted, that eventually we reached the compromise that Daisy and Prim could spend as much time with Jack and Joey as they wished, but would continue to offically live with us. Madge, jack still doesn't know."

Madge was startled by all these revelations, but as she let them filter through her mind, she could see how it all fitted together, how Joey would consider herself to be in the right and try to push ahead with her own wishes rather than considering what was best for the children.
"So what happened yesterday Jem?" Madge asked.

#2: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 4:44 pm

when are you going to add to this, Rachel? Laughing

#3: Author: Katarzyna, Location: Preston, Lancashire

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 4:51 pm

Politely adding request for more drabble

please Rachel the Quidditch

may we have some more???

#4: Author: Rosie, Location: Huntingdonshire

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:30 pm

I think my brain just exploded. What an utterly splendacious excuse not to go revise... HelpMe

*giggles* Anyone else watched the Star Wars smilies have a battle?

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

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:45 pm

Your links work. Thank you very much. Heart

So, where is the rest of the story... Exclamation

As you have posted that part here I have deleted the thread on the old board. Pirate

#6: Author: Laura, Location: London (ish)

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:47 pm

Wow the smileys are cool.

Oooh just found the view more emoticons button! Parrot

Heehee.... (I lead a sad life...)

More story please!

#7: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:51 pm

Well, I am going out about twenty minutes ago, so I doubt if there will be more until very much later, especially as I am working later this evening too!

And I also seem to be in demand for more of the Holocaust tale, so battle it our among yourselves and let me know which ONE you want more of most urgently!

Rachel the Quidditch

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

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:04 pm

But Rachel the Quidditch

, we want more of both......

#9: Author: Nicci, Location: UK

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:10 pm

Rachel, those first few sentances about Jem made me forgive him of everything. What a star.

I can't wait for Jack's reaction.

And when will there be more Rachel? Please make it soon!

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

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:26 pm

Vikki wrote:

But Rachel the Quidditch

, we want more of both......

*agrees with Vikki*

#11: Author: Chelsea, Location: Your Imagination

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 10:49 pm

My faith in Jem has been restored - at least until I read more 'Tensions'. More story please.

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

Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2004 11:59 pm

Please Rachel - post more story - would really like to know what happens next.

#13: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 12:00 am

Agree with the above - we want more of both! You don't get out of things that easily!! Star Wars

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

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 1:03 am

Rachel, are you ignoring us?

#15: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 1:10 am

Vikki wrote:

Rachel, are you ignoring us?

Well I'm TRYING to!

Rachel the Quidditch

#16: Author: Nicci, Location: UK

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 2:01 am

Its difficult though, isn't it Rachel!
Mr. Green

"nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit"

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

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 2:29 am

Rachel wrote:

Vikki wrote:

Rachel, are you ignoring us?

Well I'm TRYING to!

Rachel the Quidditch

You have no chance, Rachel! Laughing

#18: Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 4:34 pm

Well - I had a few thoughts on the girls parentage, some of them none to savoury, but that is certainly a dramatic twist.
And I knew that Jem wasn't really as bad as he looked at the beginning, thanks for showing the nice side of him.
As for Joey though, I'd quite like to wring her neck!
Please may we have more soon.

#19: Author: PatMac, Location: Yorkshire England

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 6:46 pm

Ellie wrote:

And I knew that Jem wasn't really as bad as he looked at the beginning, thanks for showing the nice side of him.
As for Joey though, I'd quite like to wring her neck!
Please may we have more soon.

with all the twists we've had so far, we could discover that Joey was quite reasonable and that Jem is to blame.

But we'll never know till we get more, will we?

#20: Author: Chloë, Location: London: when away from home planet!

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 7:12 pm

Please may we have some more Rachel! Very Happy

#21: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 7:41 pm

You have only one excuse for not posting any more, and that is being busy reading!!! Twisted Evil

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

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 9:19 pm

Come on Rachel, we want MORE,we want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MOREwe want MORE

#23: Author: Nicci, Location: UK

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 9:22 pm

Echoing all the pleas for more!

#24: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 9:36 pm

Rachel, I didn't mean reading stuff on here! Get posting please!! megaphone

#25: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:08 pm

. . . and they all lived happily ever after. The End.

#26: Author: Sarah_L, Location: Redcar

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:15 pm

Rachel! That's not what we meant.

#27: Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:15 pm

RACHEL

COME BACK HERE AND FINISH IT PROPERLY!
student

#28: Author: Chloë, Location: London: when away from home planet!

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:16 pm

Rachel that's not a proper end!

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

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:24 pm

RACHEL

COME BACK HERE AND POST MORE STORY!!!!

PLEASE

#30: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2004 11:53 pm

Rachel, if you don't post some more proper story you will be a .................................................................................. Twisted Evil

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

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 1:20 am

Who lived happily ever after? Where did they live? What happened to make them happy?

Sorry, Rachel, you don't get out of it that easily! If you don't post more, your special smileys will be removed!

#32: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 1:24 am

Oh all right!

Tomorrow.

After college in the daytime.

And work in the evening.

Maybe.

If you all behave nicely.

Perhaps. Wink

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

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 1:50 am

Good! *makes a note of the fact* And if you don't post it, your special smileys will certainly be removed!

#34: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 1:51 am

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

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:02 am

Just so you know... Twisted Evil

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

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 5:00 am

*joins the chants for more!*

#37: Author: Cathy, Location: Australia

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 5:17 am

Comes in with her plot bilby. You can borrow this Rachel.

We want more!
We want more!
We want more!
We want more! drummer

All together now ...

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

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 5:26 am

*points at Kathy's post* What she said!

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

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 6:17 am

*Joins chant*

(Now I've got to go to work!!)

#40: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 12:05 pm

I'll help remove the smileys!! Especially as I've already been nice!!! Twisted Evil

#41: Author: Rebecca, Location: Kendal/Oxford

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 12:45 pm

MORE!
MORE!
MORE!
MORE!
MORE!
MORE!
MORE!
MORE!
MORE!
MORE!
MORE!

please

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

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 1:11 pm

I'm going to loose my voice through all this chanting, so I'll start banging the drums drummer

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

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 2:33 pm

Rachel....... poke

More story please......[/code]

#44: Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!!

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 3:30 pm

Time for some more I think. Funny how Joey keeps being portrayed negatively in these drabbles.

#45: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 3:32 pm

The only surprising thing, Ally, is your surprise. I don't think many people really like her. Anyway, they don't after reading the drabbles.

#46: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 3:55 pm

Jennie wrote:

The only surprising thing, Ally, is your surprise. I don't think many people really like her. Anyway, they don't after reading the drabbles.

I wonder why Exclamation

#47: Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!!

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 3:59 pm

I guess I'm not surprised, I'm the first person to say that my opinion of Joey has changed, not just Joey the adult, but Joey the girl as well.

#48: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 4:08 pm

I always imagined Jo striding along in a dress with a huge wide flapping skirt, with slightly knock knees, totally ignoring everything but what she wanted to do.

( I knew a girl like that at school, and Jo always reminded me of her)

#49: Author: Chloë, Location: London: when away from home planet!

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 6:34 pm

Rachel pleassssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssse may we have more story!

#50: Author: PatMac, Location: Yorkshire England

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 7:29 pm

It's very noisy here! *fits earplugs* Ah, I see the reason - no more drabble. *joins in* Guitar

#51: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:24 pm

Adds to the cacophony. More please megaphone

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

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 8:42 pm

Rachel, it's just going to get noisier until you post some more!!! Trumpet

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

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:05 pm

Making a noise 'cos there is still no more.
Trumpet

COME ON RACHEL Exclamation

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

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:56 pm

Nice one Carolyn!!!

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

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 9:58 pm

more please rachel .......any time you're ready (I'm making no noise!)

Screen of Death

I hate my comp today - bloody thing keeps crashing in IM

#56: Author: Chelsea, Location: Your Imagination

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2004 10:17 pm

STILL no more!!

Rachel we pooring depresed over worked students neeeeeeeeed some moooooore Primula!

#57: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:06 am

My goodness you lot are impatient! Wink

I am hoping to finish this tonight, and I was going to save posting it until it was all ready to go, but I fear I may be lynched if I am spotted as being logged in and not posting! Here's the first installment for this evening!

"Yesterday I was a fool Madge. I took Prim over to Joey's to play as arranged, and Jack asked if he could have a word. Turned out Joey had broken the news to him only the night before about PRim and Daisy, I know," he continued in spite of Madge's wildly startled squawk. "I thought she would have told him when she first found out too. Turns out Jack knew nothing about it until Joey let something slip. Jack was furious with her Madge, he couldn't believe she would keep something like that from him. Anyway, when I was dropping Prim and Daisy off, he called me in and asked me if it was all true. We had a bit of a barney about it, mainly because he refused to believe it was true. Voices were raised and punches thrown, oh not by me!" he laughed.

"Jack punched you?" Madge asked incredulously. "Really? I wouldn't have thought him the type!"Jem had a sneaking suspicion that Madge was rather impressed by this sudden vision of Jack Maynard as a macho man, and wasn't sure he liked it.

"Yes, anyway, because of the noise, the girls overheard things, started putting two and two together and came out with a nice shiny four. Jack stomped off in his car, I think he went to send a telegram to Mollie, so the cat will be well and truly in the pigeons over in New Zealand by now, and I sat Prim down to tell her the truth. Daisy ran off before I had a chance to explain things properly. Is she ok Madge? I haven't asked where they are, I know they are safe, but are they ok? Will they come back to us?"

Madge stood up and walked round the table to Jem, allowing him to rest his head against her as she stroked his hair. "I think I need to go and explain all of this properly to Daisy, including the letter."
"Are you certain Madge? Do you think she is ready to read it?"
"I think after overhearing a little yesterday, she needs to know the whole lot now. Especially if Jak did go haring off to telegram Mollie. Goodness only knows what will happen there! Give me the letter, and I will go and talk to them both now, and while I'm gone you could give our children a little love and attention."

Jem gazed up into Madge's steady eyes. "Am I forgiven?" he asked hoarsely. Madge kissed him tenderly by way of answering, a kiss he returned with love and gratitude.

Madge drove along to Janie's house, thinking hard about all that she would have to tell Daisy. It would not be easy to explain to Daisy that her adored mother was in reality her foster mother, but knowing half the truth would be far worse if Mollie were to become involved at this stage. madge resolved to be nothing other than completely honest and truthful with the girls.

#58: Author: Chloë, Location: London: when away from home planet!

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:10 am

*applauds*

Thank you Rachel Very Happy

#59: Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:17 am

Thank you Rachel, although now of course I don't want to go to bed!

Joey really is a specious pig (I never did know what that actually means). But I too have a sneaking admiration for macho Jack, not that I condone violence of course. Glad to see Jem back to his nice self and him and Madge all made up. *hugs Daisy in anticipation*

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

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:40 am

Uh oh!!
I can see more fireworks coming!!
Thank you Rachel!!

#61: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:41 am

Vikki wrote:

Uh oh!!
I can see more fireworks coming!!

You can?????

Where?

Confused

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

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:49 am

In your story dear!!

#63: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:49 am

OK, next bit:

Daisy was delighted to see her Aunty Madge, until Madge explained why she was there.
"I don't want to know!" cried Daisy, turning her head away and refusing to meet Madge's eyes. "I don't want to know anything HE says at all!"
"What about what your mother has said Daisy? Would you listen to her?"

Tears began to fall from Daisy's blue eyes at this question, and she choked as she asked Madge "Why are you being unkind? You know I would have listened to her!"
"Well Daisy, there is aletter that Uncle Jem has, that your mother wrote to him, and where she explains things totally, far better than I can, and far better than Uncle Jem can. Would you read your mother's letter Daisy?"

Daisy looked up eagerly, her tears stopping almost instantly. "Really Aunty Madge? She wrote me a letter? Why did Uncle Jem not let me see it before?"

Madge slowly drew the letter out from her bag, and sat smoothing the folds considering her words carefully. "Because the letter isn't addressed to you darling. It is a letter your mother wrote to Uncle Jem, not long after Primula was born. I don't think she ever planned for you to read this letter, but I felt you might struggle less to believe it if you could see exactly what your mother said. Here you are," she added, offering the closely written sheets to Daisy.

Daisy took them slowly, suddenly afraid of what might be written there. She looked at madge with mute appeal, and Madge instantly taking pity on her took back the letter and began to read aloud.

When she finished, Daisy sat very still and white. "She wasn't really my mother?" she whispered.
"Darling, she WAS your mother, she is the only mother who held you and loved you all those years. Did you ever once feel unloved? Did you ever once feel unwanted? Your mother loved you wholeheartedly, with no bitterness or blame. You were an innocent baby, and she took you into her heart. She calls you her chldren, she cared enough for you both to try and protect you, even going as far as humiliating herself by writing this letter. She oculd have told no-one. She could have died and left questions and speculation in years to come, but she loved you enough to ask Uncle Jem to continue her love and protection for you both. Do you understand how much he loves you Daisy? Uncle Jem is very unhappy about ll of this too - your mother was also his sister. He had to accept some things about his sister that he wishes aren't true, just like you are wishing right now that all of this isn't true. But that doesn't mean he doesn't love you. It doesn't make him a bad person, and it doesn't make your mother a bad person. Your mother was a very unhappy woman who loved her two little girls an awful lot. And you mean a lot to Uncle Jem, becuase you meant so much to his sister. He wants to love you both as much as she did. We both want to love you, to protect you and help you as you grow older. We think of you as special members of our family. A precious gift given to us by your mother. People to love and cherish. We want you to be happy with us, to make your home with us, and to be content in life. However, I will keep my promise Daisy. I promised that if you didn't want to return to the Round House and Uncle Jem, I wouldn not make you do so. If that is what you want, I shall take you and Primula and we shall make our home elsewhere. As I said, you are precious gifts, and one does not treat a precious item with a lack of love and respect. I am going to go and have coffee with Auntie Janie now in the garden. Go and talk to Primula. Tell her as much as you wish at present, remembering how young she is. Talk to her and make a decision. Don't feel rushed, and don't feel pressured. I love both of you girls so much, it would break my heart to make you unhappy on purpose. When you are ready, come and find me, and we can talk again."

Madge dropped a kiss on Daisy's fair hair and quietly left the room, leaving a stunned Daisy to try and decide on her course of action.

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

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:54 am

Poor Daisy and Prim!!!!!

#65: Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:05 am

Thanks Rachel, I feel so sorry for all of them - what a situation to be in, but I really, really, really want something nasty to happen to Jo.

Please let something nasty happen to Jo, Rachel, please. megaphone

There isn't a smiley that begs so I'll just shout.

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

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 3:36 am

*sad sigh* How awful! I'm glad Daisy at least feels loved by Madge, and I hope Jem will make up for his display of temper by loving her, too. As for Jo, she deserves to find out that SHE was adopted and has nobody in the world!

#67: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:11 pm

I just want to know why Jo was giggling so much Exclamation

It was so cruel, but I have to assume she had some reason for behaving like that Exclamation

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

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:43 pm

I think she probably enjoyed the fact that she knew something that so few other people did! On the other hand, maybe she's jealous that her sister ended up Lady Russell while she never did, and now this stains that side of the family and leaves hers looking as white as snow! If that's the case, I say Jack should own up to having an affair! *willing to sacrifice myself to that cause*

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

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:56 pm

Thank-you so much Rachel.
I still want to know the reasin for Joey's behaviour though. And how will Daisy and Prim deal with all this. And what will happen when Mollie gets that telegram?

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

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 12:58 pm

In other words, you want more, Carolyn.

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

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:13 pm

To put it bluntly KB, YES I WANT MORE! drummer

#72: Author: Sarah_L, Location: Redcar

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:25 pm

And so do I!!!

#73: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:25 pm

So do I

#74: Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 3:04 pm

That's a lot for Daisy to take in but I'm glad Madge is being so wonderful about it all.

*hugs everyone in the drabble except Joey who's mean*

#75: Author: Katarzyna, Location: Preston, Lancashire

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 3:12 pm

*checking chanting schedule*

ok, today's theme appears to be Thomas the Tank Engine..... so in time to the music

Rachel, can we have some more please!

#76: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 3:23 pm

I think Rachel's slacking! Rolling Eyes

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

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 3:33 pm

RACHEL!!!! MORE PLEASE!!!!

#78: Author: Sarah_L, Location: Redcar

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 5:53 pm

Katarzyna wrote:

*checking chanting schedule*

ok, today's theme appears to be Thomas the Tank Engine..... so in time to the music

Rachel, can we have some more please!

I love the Thomas the Tank Engine music! Embarassed

#79: Author: Chelsea, Location: Your Imagination

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 6:02 pm

*Doesn't know the Thomas the Tank Engine music - though can do mean Edward voice

*Chants to the tune of Arthur instead.

#80: Author: PatMac, Location: Yorkshire England

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 6:03 pm

Despite the fact that I've only just caught up with this, I will join the chant, too.

"the runaway train went over the hill, and it blew, it blew!" Ooops, wrong train Embarassed

#81: Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!!

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 8:05 pm

Poor Daisy!!

May we have some more please

#82: Author: gigagal, Location: London

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 9:29 pm

More, more, more!

*adds as an afterthought*: please?

#83: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 9:48 pm

I'm bliddy knackered!

I have spent the WHOLE day working away at my college backlog, and this is the first chance I have had all day to get on the computer! I really need to finish Prim tonight, so I can concentrate on college! I think things will be a little less frenetic (what a good choice of word Rachel! Why thankyou very much! you're welcome) once I get next week out of the way as I have a review of my entire work for the past year and a half. As long as I can get Prim sorted tonight, I will promise to be a good girl and keep up with Holocaust too, and try not to start any new drabbles for a while!

More Prim later after I've had a whisky or three!

#84: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 9:50 pm

Poor Rachel. Get yourself sorted, love, and post when you can! I'd forotten that you were in college today!

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

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 9:58 pm

Oh, Rachel! Do have a rest. You need some time for yourself.

#86: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 10:04 pm

Pat wrote:

Poor Rachel. Get yourself sorted, love, and post when you can! I'd forotten that you were in college today!

College was actually yesterday - when I got told just how much stuff I have to take in next week that isn't or rather wasn't done at that point! I'm spending all day tomorrow at my parents - with my college stuff going too!

I hope to retain some vestige of sanity for next week, but if Prim suddenly becomes an alien and eats Jack, you'll understand why.

**** **** **** **** **** - only gone and woken another ******* small sparkling purple leaf!

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

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 10:11 pm

Good luck getting all your college work done Rachel! Please post more on here soon - and tell that new small sparkling purple leaf to wait his turn! Smile

#88: Author: PatMac, Location: Yorkshire England

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 10:20 pm

Sympathies, Rachel! Botle of single malt coming down the modem in a minute. RL can be the pits, can't it Crying or Very sad

#89: Author: Sarah_L, Location: Redcar

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 11:44 pm

PatMac, now that tune is stuck in my head. Grrrrrrr Mad

#90: Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 11:52 pm

*Sends bottle of JD to Rachel, and Garlic to fend off the PB's.*

#91: Author: Chloë, Location: London: when away from home planet!

Posted: Fri Jan 23, 2004 11:54 pm

Rachel take some time out and relax, we don't mind waiting a little while for more!

#92: Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!!

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 12:02 am

Poor you Rachel, however, I'm intrigued by the new small sparkling purple leaf, will you tell us more?

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

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 12:33 am

*huggles Rachel, and lowers the volume of the chant*

#94: Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 12:58 am

*reassures Rachel that we can be patient*
It's annoying when RL gets in the way of drabbling isn't it!

*sends a large tumbler full of whiskey down the modem*

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

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 8:09 am

*hopes the tumbler didn't spill*

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

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 9:10 pm

Okay Rachel, you must be recovered by now........

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

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 9:18 pm

*reminds Vikki it's Rachel we're talking about here*

#98: Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!!

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:16 pm

Please Rachel, I think its time for some more!!

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

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:21 pm

*agrees with Ally*

#100: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:27 pm

Having spent ELEVEN hours slogging at college work today, I have now nearly caught up on my seven month backlog of work. If you promise to be good little girls, i might try and finish this drabble off tonight - although I could cheerfully throttle Jack for dashing off like that to send a telegram! He wasn't suppopsed to you know, he just went and did it! Blasted man!

So MAYBE more later!

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

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:30 pm

Aw, poor Rachel! *huggles*

*tries to be more patient*

*fails*

So how soon can we expect some more then?

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

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:32 pm

*Love the idea that Rachel's characters are running off and doing things without her permission! Laughing

*

Rachel I'm seriously impressed with the amount of work you've done today - awaiting final bits of this with barely concealed impatience!

Screen of Death

#103: Author: PatMac, Location: Yorkshire England

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:41 pm

Sarah_L wrote:

PatMac, now that tune is stuck in my head. Grrrrrrr Mad

Sorrrreeee! I stuck it in my own head too!

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

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 10:47 pm

Lesley wrote:

*Love the idea that Rachel's characters are running off and doing things without her permission! Laughing

Mine do that, too. Embarassed

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

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:23 pm

*huggles Rachel*

#106: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:40 pm

For your delectation - the final installment. There will be no sequel to this tale. There will be no explanations offered for ANY parts of this story. If you require clarification go to WWW.helpIdon'tunderstandRacheldrabbles.co.uk. Thankyou!

*************************************

Madge and Janie had been sitting quietly chatting in the garden for quite some time when a noise made the pair look round. Daisy and Primula were stood at the French windows, both still bearing the signs of tears on their faces, but both girls making an effort to control themselves now.
?I think I?ll just go and make a start on dinner,? said Janie brightly, moving past the two girls with a murmured ?Excuse me!?

Madge indicated two spare chairs, and Daisy and Primula crossed the garden and came and sat down.
?Well darlings?? asked Madge calmly. She knew how much was riding on the next few minutes, but she was prepared if necessary to sacrifice everything for these two girls who had nobody but her to look to. She would not fail them.

?We?ll?we?ll come home to you and Uncle Jem,? Daisy gulped out, amidst a fresh flood of tears.
Madge jumped from her seat and grabbed both girls in a ferocious hug. ?Oh girls, I am so pleased. I know Uncle Jem will be too. You are both so loved and wanted, I think it would have broken his heart to lose you.?
?Yours too?? asked Primula softly.
?But darling, I wasn?t going to lose you. I promised you both no matter what that I would keep you and love you and give you a home. That wasn?t a promise I was prepared to break.?
Primula and Daisy hugged Madge back and when Janie reappeared some time later, it was to find the three sitting on a rug, arms around each other and talking softly. Janie smiled at the scene, and slipped away back into the house.

That afternoon, Madge drove the two girls back to the Round House. Jem heard the car driving up the lane, and began pacing nervously, wondering whether Madge would be alone or not. His relief when he saw the two fair heads in the car with her was immense; he ran from the house, yanked open the car door and clutched Daisy and Primula to him whilst offering up a prayer of thanks.

Meanwhile, back at the Maynard house, Joey was in a very cross mood. Her husband had gone racing from the house yesterday and she hadn?t seen him since which she though was most unfair. She had given orders to her cook and housekeeper, and issued vague instructions to the nursery, and was sitting mending Jack?s socks in the living room feeling most annoyed. At last, the sound of the key scraping in the lock was heard, and Joey jumped to her feet.
?Where have you been?? she started angrily as soon as Jack Maynard entered the room.
?Where do you think?? replied Jack in a surly tone of voice. He too was cross; no, he was angry. His anger was at boiling point and had been for some time now, and the last thing he wanted was Joey cross-examining him.
?Well I do think I have a right to know. I?ve been rushed off my feet, looking after the children and everything,? she waved a hand vaguely in the direction of the kitchens, ?And I do think you ought to let me know if you aren?t coming home. It means such a lot of wasted work!?
?Not work for you at any rate!? shouted Jack, well aware that the ONLY domestic duty his wife undertook was the darning of his socks. How he hated that! The darns were always lumpy, the wool never quite matched the sock for colour, and the darns were lucky if they lasted an hour. He knew the only reason Joey darned his socks was so that she could sit in front of people and look busy, so that people would admire her, or take pity on her. Either way Joey didn?t mind ? it was attention!
?That?s not fair,? argued Joey, determined that Jack shouldn?t find fault with her.
?Tell me what else you do Joey. Do you cook the meals, do the shopping, make our clothes, mend our clothes, and look after our children? No! You let Anna do everything, except my socks!? There was no reason why Jack should be so focused on his socks today, it just seemed an easy thing to argue about instead of the real reason he felt so angry.

Joey felt her lower lip begin to tremble, and Jack looked at her in disgust. ?Don?t start that again Jo. I?m sick of you bawling your eyes out over the slightest thing! And if you want to know where I was, I was waiting for a reply to a telegram I sent to Mollie.?

Jo?s lip stopped it?s quivering instantly, and her eyes began to gleam. ?And what did she have to say? She must have been surprised by your news!?
?Surprised? More than that. Do you realise Jo that MOLLIE WASN?T EVEN IN AUSTRALIA WHEN DAISY WAS BORN? She was trying to teach you mathematics! Whoever Daisy?s mother is, it isn?t my sister!?

Jo sank onto a chair in shock. ?So who is Daisy?s mother then?? was the only thing she could think to ask.
?No idea,? replied Jack. ?And there will never be any way of finding out now. Margot?s dead, Stephen Venables is dead. The only person who knows now is the lady herself, and as we have no idea who she was, it is pointless to even wonder. Make your mind up to this Jo ? Daisy is no relation of ours, never was. We have no claim on her, leave the poor kid alone now. After all you?ve done to those kids, give them some peace.?

?Oh I shall Jack. That?s what I wanted to tell you yesterday. I?m going to be far too busy to think about those two girls in the near future. Very ?busy? indeed.?
Jack groaned aloud and put his head in his hands, resigned to his fate.

#107: Author: Chelsea, Location: Your Imagination

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:45 pm

Rachel, I think that your link is broken.

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

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:45 pm

*giggles wildly* Great work, Rachel! I loved the way Jo was wrong, and Jack ranting at her! Fabulous stuff! I'm even prepared to forgive Jem!

#109: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:46 pm

ER....yes! Thank you Rachel....I think! Rolling Eyes

#110: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:48 pm

I'm having a slight problem - did anyone notice?

I had thought of writing the whole of the next Holocaust installment in Italian after someone mentioned babelfish - I think it has screwed my already rather sick comuter!

Do any techy nerds know why all my " and ' marks came out as question marks??

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

Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2004 11:51 pm

Thanks Rachel!

Joey wrong... what is the world coming to. Twisted Evil

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

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:03 am

Yay!! Thank you Rachel!!!
Love the ending!!!!!!! ROFL

#113: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:05 am

Rachel wrote:

Do any techy nerds know why all my " and ' marks came out as question marks??

either it's your computer trying to wind you up all by itself,.or.......the TEM's big brother, wot gets computers rather than drabbles, got yours!!!!

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

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:11 am

Pat wrote:

Rachel wrote:

Do any techy nerds know why all my " and ' marks came out as question marks??

either it's your computer trying to wind you up all by itself,.or.......the TEM's big brother, wot gets computers rather than drabbles, got yours!!!!

I had a similar problem when I used bablefish, it is to do with the language settings, even if you just quote a sentence it can screw the whole thing. I solved it by highlighting the whole text and then going through tools and language and selecting UK English and then ignoring the underlining for mispellings.

#115: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:13 am

Well I already knew the TEM hated me so I suppose I shouldn't have been surprised!

#116: Author: Chloë, Location: London: when away from home planet!

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:21 am

Yay thank you Rachel Very Happy

#117: Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:26 am

Thanks Rachel, I'm so glad that it worked out for Primula and Daisy in th end, and Madge and Jem too of course.
I know that Jem looked like a villain at the start of this but I thought he was quite sweet at the end.

*Rushes off to check own posts, having just used Babelfish.*

#118: Author: PatMac, Location: Yorkshire England

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:33 am

what an ending! I'm glad Prim and Daisy are back with Madge and Jem! And it WAS all Joey's fault. Loved the bit about the socks and the darning and collapsed in a heap at her having the last word. I was going to say poor Jack but it's got to be as much his fault as hers!!! Laughing

#119: Author: Nicci, Location: UK

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:47 am

Thanks Rachel!

that last installment was fantastic.

Poor Jack! (and loved the outrage about the socks!)

#120: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:58 am

Nicci wrote:

Poor Jack! (and loved the outrage about the socks!)

Heh heh heh, I was married once, a long time ago now thankfully, and I remember how every argument wasn't really about whatever we were arguing about!!

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

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 1:08 am

Did you used to darn the AEof the U's socks then Rachel? Wink

#122: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 1:16 am

Not a chance! His feet smelled bad!

They matched his personality.

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

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 1:22 am

*giggles*
I still think you should use him in a drabble!! (an SSOR type one!!!!) Wink

#124: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 1:26 am

Maybe once college has calmed down and I have time to myself again I wil think about introducing AEotU to OOAOML.

I think they could be a match made in hell. devil

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

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 1:30 am

*wonders which one to feel sorry for!*

#126: Author: Nicci, Location: UK

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 1:32 am

*wonders whether they would both spontaneously combust*

#127: Author: Kathy_S, Location: midwestern US

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 3:28 am

Especially amused by the idea that, if Joey'd been paying attention to Maynie's lessons, she'd have realized the arithmetic didn't work out for pregnancy in Australia.

(Can't say I've tried to check Daisy's birth math myself....)

#128: Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!!

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 10:40 am

Thank you Rachel!! What wonderful ending, it was so good to see Jack venting off some steam at Joey. I always wondered what he thought of his socks!!

Daisy was about 12 in Goes to It

#129: Author: Kathryn, Location: Melbourne/Hamilton until 11 September

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 10:49 am

Why is it that in every single drabble (or most) Joey turns out to be a nasty so and so who craves being the centre of attention? Just a reaction against her centrality in the books or what?

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

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:01 am

Thank you for that Rachel - disappointed that there is not going to be more (that's not a chant!) but like that it was finished so well.

Kathryn - I think that's it exactly - because she was so central to all the books and, by the later ones she was stretching all credulity to stay there! As I sadi in my profile - as a school girl and during the war years I really liked Joey, it was only as the series went on that she became Superwoman!

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

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:44 am

I honestly don't get irritated by Joey when I read the books, but when I come here, I'm willing to be irritated by her, depending on the story!

#132: Author: Nicci, Location: UK

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:11 pm

Lesley wrote:

As I sadi in my profile - as a school girl and during the war years I really liked Joey, it was only as the series went on that she became Superwoman!

Lesley, the first time I read that I thought you meant that you were a school girl in the war years, and I thought, gosh, Lesley's older than I thought. Then of course I re-read it. Ooops! Embarassed

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

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 12:14 pm

*confesses to thinking the same thing*

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

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 2:07 pm

*Considering I'm looking rather good for my age if over 70yrs! Wink

#135: Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 2:49 pm

Kathryn wrote:

Why is it that in every single drabble (or most) Joey turns out to be a nasty so and so who craves being the centre of attention? Just a reaction against her centrality in the books or what?

Well, EBD does say, or heavily imply, that Joey did like to be the centre of attention, at least that's how I read it, so I suppose it's a natural development.

#136: Author: Chloë, Location: London: when away from home planet!

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 3:31 pm

Rachel may we have some more please!

#137: Author: Sarah_K, Location: St Albans

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 6:47 pm

Thank you Rachel. It actually crossed my mind earlier that there was something funny about the dates but I gave it up as I can't actually add up very well Laughing

Glad to see the girls back with Jem and Madge though Very Happy

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

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 7:04 pm

I don't think I've done an evil Joey in a serious story. I like her, but can see a lot of faults, and a lot of possible problems, especially with her attatchment to the school.

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

Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2004 10:23 pm

Ooooooooooh typical Joey never was good at maths!!
I'm glad Jack had a go at her. Serves her right. Stuck up cheeky mare. Evil or Very Mad

#140: Author: Jennie, Location: Cambridgeshire

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 3:34 pm

I'm so glad that Jack gave Jo a good telling off.

Did any of you notice that even in 'Rescue' when Jo was supposed to be looking after her children herself, she still managed to hive off a lot of the childcare onto the other three?
I think that that is the problem we all have with Jo. EBD admired her too much, and never brought her up to date, so those of us who grew up in the late 20thC & early 21st C just don't see her in the same light as her creator did.

#141: Author: Susan, Location: Carlisle

Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 11:46 pm

Thank you Rachel that was a fantastic story. Glad it all came out right in the end. Shame Jack didn't just just walk out on Jo - but I suppose given the times this was set wouldn't dare.

Hope college is going well.

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

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 12:03 am

Thank you Rachel - just caught up on this Kiss

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

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 4:29 am

Oops!! Was about to chant for more, and then remembered that Rachel finished it!!!! Embarassed

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

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 6:59 am

*huggles Vikki and admits that I did the same thing before quickly deleting the message*

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

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 1:38 pm

Well, at least it wasn't just me!!!! Embarassed

#146: Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!!

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 2:20 pm

So we should really start a chant for a new drabble from Rachel

#147: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2004 4:15 pm

We need more of Holocaust first!! Very Happy

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

Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 4:47 am

Vikki wrote:

Well, at least it wasn't just me!!!! Embarassed

Aw! *huggles*

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

Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 9:55 pm

*huggles KB back!*

#150: Author: Mandy, Location: Derry, N.Ireland

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 6:11 pm

Thanks Rachel that was great.

*wonders if anyone else notice that EBD_herself's posts go the same as Rachel's. You know the ? instead of " or '. Mystery or what?*

#151: Author: Chelsea, Location: Your Imagination

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 6:49 pm

I think that happens with anyone cutting and pasting out of word - though it is a good theory.

#152: Author: Ellie, Location: Lincolnshire

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2004 8:39 pm

Chelsea wrote:

I think that happens with anyone cutting and pasting out of word - though it is a good theory.

It doesn't happen with me - not unless my posts look different to everyone else.

#153: Author: Susan, Location: Carlisle

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 12:37 am

Hasn't happened with me either so far.

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

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 8:26 am

It seems also interesting that neither Rachel nor EBD_herself have posted for the last few days...

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

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:46 pm

Oooh! For some reason I'd never thought of Rachel being EBD!!! Shocked

#156: Author: Pat, Location: Doncaster

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:52 pm

If you look at Rachel's profile, she's on AOL - so's EBD!!! Wink

#157: Author: Mandy, Location: Derry, N.Ireland

Posted: Wed Feb 11, 2004 11:49 pm

My other suggestion for the post is Liss. She's also been missing for a few days.

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

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 6:15 am

I suggested Liss a while ago to a few people, too.

#159: Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!!

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 5:36 pm

As its Friday the 13th is Rachel going to treat us to a special drabble?

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

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 5:36 pm

Maybe if we'd suggested it earlier...

#161: Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!!

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 5:45 pm

But she's still got 7 hours our time!

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

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 5:53 pm

Oh, great! Lucky Rachel! Remember she's just been sick!

#163: Author: Ally, Location: Jack Maynard's Dressing Room!!

Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 5:55 pm

Only Joking,

Anyway there is bound to be another Friday 13th soon, so now she had plenty of warning

#164: Author: Rachel, Location: Plotting in my lair; sometimes in Hampshire, England, UK, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:36 am

Urkle.

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

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:40 am

I must admit I wondered if Rachel would give us a Friday the 13th, but with a masacre promised for tomorrow I think we can sleep easy!

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

Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 8:02 am

Yes, I think we can all be satisfied with a massacre, too.

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

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 8:34 pm

Well!! I'm glad you lot can all be so unconcerned by the upcoming massacre!!

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

Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2004 8:36 pm

But Vikki, you like massacres! Particularly Carolyn- and Rachel-massacres!

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