Michael Palaeologus

*D-M, can Ana do some cleaning please? I will sit in the corner with a glass of Sancerre and just -watch*

Can we have an update on the Rich-Tea tasting CitizenED? I wont sleep otherwise. I like an M&S Viennese me.

Young people? Bah! I was in the war you know ..

I saw AndrewDBlack by Cafe Nero today and also Ant strolling past Camberwell Pizza Hut in a nonchalant manner with a very nice stripy jersey. I would said hello, but I was on a bus. Do they count? Adrian Lester is local, I've seen him on the train. In this case we were both on the train. I would have said hello, but we have not been introduced.

D-M is a real person. I have met her and count myself luck to have done so. Do you know that her Blog smells of fresh baked bread and eau de toilette of the finest quality? Its true. All true. I still have the lactating donkey by the way D-M. Could you give her mention on your blog? To try and move her on so to speak. Needs a bigger home with room to, lactate.

*I sympathise - I spent much of last week peering at Chateau through sheets of rain* *Hands over French Umbrella and crosse fingers*

Glad to hear you all had a good time! Sadly (sort of, but not really, but in a nice way) I was in France on hols. Well done to Georgia for organising on her own. Looking forward to the next one!

*Bonjour! Je suis back from the Loire - anybody fancy a splosh of Sancerre?* *Go away for a week and the Forum changes completely, its all too confusing* *Settles into comfy chair, pulls ou a copy of Bean-Growers Monthly and waits for chums to arrive*

Not Germans then? as in "How many Germans are there in ED?" OK

*Pops into being and finds self on boat - excellent* *Ah I get sea sick on a pedalo* *Dashes to side of boat*

I flew in the one of the planes of the Queen's flight once and (pre 9/11) go to sit in the cockpit of an A320 taking off and landing in Lanzarote and Gatwick - for work - fantastic! The pilots even bought my duty free for me because I was busy.

It would seem that it is more than cards that can get cloned in ED.

*Hmmm - Batdog vs Mrs Dobbin fight-off in the quiet room - now there's a thought*

One pupil bigger than the other - Isnt that concussion? I have quivering leg syndrome.

Thats so cool. Do you ever, you know, wear the headset and aviators when playing the flight sim?;-) Estonia is quite interesting planes-wise. Lots of Antonovs, Mils and Lets at the airport. I make sure I check-in EXTRA early to take it all in. Much the deep exasperation of my colleague whos stomps off to the bar. Anybody do Airshows? or Busshows? You realise that there are only 3 people likely to read this thread of course.

Bones for me. I am a fan of the books and so the show had to grow on me, but it did. I once passed David Borianes on Shaftesbury Avenue looking very "Angel". Steph - your son is only a few weeks old! He cant insist on anything yet - apart from "Feed me" and "Clean me" and "Yellow isnt really my colour Mum, I prefer aquamarine". Rap him in swaddling clothes, lay him in a manger and snuggle down infront of the telly with a bottle of wine and the baby-listening-device beside you on the sofa. - until late.

"We need bigger buns!!" To quote Helen Mirren.

*Sniff, snivle, 'nk you Dulwichmum, 'nk you Tillie Trotter* *Polishes lens of periscope with one of the less gooey corners of Spiderman duvet* *Actually, this duvet is big enough to cover me, Ana and Mrs Dobbin .........* *Perks up enormously*

I am out and about with friends this evening - may see up LL!

I feel all paternal. The lemon drizzle cake was jolly nice by the way.

I sense a sleepy day of pleasure tomorrow. At least Lords still lets you take a bottle of wine each in. Unlike the Oval and Edgebaston that make you buy their own far too expensive booze. I am still trying to find a way round it. I have tried wine in a flask, which can work if you arrive when it is very busy and the security staff dont have time to open the flasks. Any ideas re body- bladders?

*Hops in, happy to be back from Estonia* *Where's my Spiderman duvet?* *WHERE'S MY SPIDERMAN DUVET??!!* *GIMME BACK, GIMME BACK GIMME BACK, IWANITNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW* *Bursts into tears and slumps in corner, desolate*

BarryRoad bravely stuck his head above the parapet and declared himself an Aviation Geek. I will join him in coming out of the hanger. In any given crowd, I am the one staring at the small dot in the sky, saying "Ooh, whatsat?" Any others out there? Come on, fess up, you know you want to. The burden lifts once you go public.

Radio 4 - virtually all the time. Radio 2 - has got sooo much better, but is still rubbish on a Sunday, when it seems to morph back 20 years. Radio 1 - wen in the car and bored Hate adverts and so dont do commercial radio

LOUNGE!!!!