dulwichmum

Zephyr dear heart, I love you too, you know how much I enjoy a good ruck, but I genuinely do not mean to cause offence.

If Oliver Bonas are having Ms Catona open their shop on Lordship Lane - they are NOCD. It should be Helena Bonham Carter or Kristen Scott Thomas, how very dare they!

Michael darling (...hic) what r u slaying?

Thank you Annaj, and thank God there is 40% off in Threshers this weekend! I am going straight over to clean them out of their Saint Veran White Burgundy.

Indeedy, or a helicopter even, or a lear jet? I should abandon the Sharan and take to the air. Surely a family as large as yours would be better off getting air lifted to locations.

Lovely friend Mr Keef, were you traumatised by that film? I still check under my car for random killers secured to my exhaust pipe by the belt on their jeans...

Darling Sean! You take my breath away. How completely and utterly right on! Get a new mini D, I believe you will get 68 miles to the galon and avoid the new congestion charge. As there are six of you, get the bus and let your wife drive the new super nippy car!

Lovely Nero, I got all of my blinds from Maggie in Moo Too, she had a lovely man who came to fit them too. She is fabulous and really reasonable. Their after sales is second to none.

Dear Zephyr, I am afraid that I find it impossible to sign your petition. Porche are such a dreadfully blingtastic company, I could have had some sympathy with their arguement if this petition had been started by Audi (a different matter altogether). I am actually looking forward to the new congestion charge, I think that G-Whizz cars sound like death traps, and they are doing a roaring trade due to the fact that they and other similarly ugly eco vehicles can avoid paying the current charge. Yes the new congestion charge specifically persecutes the enormous gas guzzlers (of which I own a selection) and will consider it a complete pleasure to demonstrate that I can afford to pay the new tax, so that the chief executive of my company (who clearly will no longer be driving to work) will understand just how wealthy I actually am! Couldn't you hire a cab?

OHMYGOD! I prefer the story about the big lion...

Lovely Asset, it can be frightfully difficult dropping the darlings at the schools you mention, because they draw children from all over London - not just the Dulwich area, and it can be impossible to do the school run by bus (from Clapham, Barnes or Rosendale Road). Mothers often have multiple schools to drop off at (because these schools have no sibling policy and it difficult to secure places for all of ones munchkins at the same school - they interview dozens of poppets for each place) and then after the school run, we mummies must dash off to our super high powered jobs in the city, or else to Cafe Rouge dans Le Village or or for a Pilates appointement. It is terribly stressful being rich and glamorous you know. I am afraid that you are too harsh referring to us as "mum scum." I consider myself to be completely delightful.

Perfect Madworld74, Indeed, I apologise for my language, last week (well specifically Friday) was a day I will never forget. And I thought that things could not get any worse. I remember (about fifteen years ago) going to see a film called "Cape Fear" in Leicester Square. I was screaming the house down in the cinema, cowering behind the seat in front, traumatised and in need sedating with a tranquilizer dart, and just when I thought that the film could not get any worse... the family that it was about - decided to go on a mini break to Cape Fear. The scarey part of the film had not even started yet. Friday at work was one of the most horrible days of my life so far...

And look what else I have baked now... Would anyone like one? I just love cookery competitions! http://www.britishsugar.co.uk/IsolatedStorage/94175874-67b5-4c33-9f38-380233f14049/ContentAssets/Images/Our%20Products/Speciality%20sugars/Celeb%20broch%202006/FRENCH%20FANCIES%20web.JPG

Flounces in to Grand Bake-Off Challenge with Large William Rose organic, fair trade, free range, everlasting shopping bag. Produces enormous perfect loaf from within. Winks at Mr Popadopalopagus... What do you think all? Isn't it simply divine? I win! It is nut free, dairy free, egg free, gluten free, organic, free range and fair trade!!! (Conceals wrapper in pocket) http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/2333001/2/istockphoto_2333001_oat_bread_whole_loaf_baked.jpg

This week was just shite, I am glad to see the back of it.

What is Haiku?

Lovely Asset indeed they do, but I believe that they are only worth about 15% off the fees now.

I love Dulwich, IT IS THE CENTRE OF THE UNIVERSE as far as I am concerned, the only place to live in London. I love Nero's, Moo Too, Dr Boo, Hope & Greenwood, Black Cherry, Mrs Robinson, William Rose, Moxons and ... White Stuff! There are so many other reasons too, there is a lovely park just a hop and a skip off Lordship Lane, nice places to eat and drink, good hairdressers, the super dry cleaners/cobblers next to the post office, even my munchkins love it. I can even have the inside of my car cleaned of Ribena and melted chocolate. I find everyone really friendly. All that is missing is a branch of Sephora and then it would be simply perfect!

Darling Annasfield, I think that the attraction for me with Gary Barlow is that he loves his kids so much. I adored my father, and when I see Gary Barlow with his children, it just knocks me out. I would never swap my husband for Gary you understand, I just love to see lovely daddy's enjoying their kids. (I must admit that I also loved him before he had his kids, I saw him playing Earls Court wearing rubber trousers at one point OHMYGOD! - that kind of image never leaves a girl!):-$

I love Easter eggs because I am usually hysterical with the need for chocolate by the end of Lent - OHMYGOD! I could swallow an entire egg in one gulp by then...

OHMYGOD! Michael you are breathtaking!

Really now Mr Spadetownboy, your language is totally unacceptable in polite company. There are ladies present... I shall slap your legs and send you to the naughty corner.

Dear david_carnell, I loved the links that you posted about this and laughed my socks off when I read it. This reply is indeed the voice of reason, don't you agree?

Darling ed_pete, I love a good rummage in the undergrowth! Thank you for your thoughtful suggestion...

Indeed Ratty, did you see those perfect cheek bones! That man is a god (swoon...) http://www.take-that.co.uk/bandmembers/gary/pictures/or.jpg