England 64 - Will you still need us, will you still feed us? Now we’re 64....

Catherine is up early with a still-poorly pooch and puts the kettle on for ENGLAND. She is greeted with Yorkie’s new siggy which was hoisted up late last night after all but Elb had gone to bed...Like the proverbial bad penny, Elb appears, apologises for rambling in Abridged, and promptly disappears off to the KT to show off her new siggy... Catching up from last night, Jomar says that she too is full of useless trivia, and later on, Loubylou creeps in, and decides to try and come to the get-together.

Em sleeps late, and plays with fireworks.....Goffy joins her, and Louby’s back , but has to hide dodgy vids from the kids....Catherine meanwhile, is stroppy because the judge at Crufts is Anti-Parker, but Sparkle is excited because she will be doing lots of Tarting About in the next couple of weeks! Both Elb’s and Yorkie’s new sigs meet with approval...
YAY!!!!! Gusti is back from her holidays, having had a wonderful time but has missed ENGLAND....... Catherine is lonely now she has despatched Jamie back to Elb...

Lady Claire returns to continue her education as an Honorary BritTart and reveals she has met Diana Gabaldon, who is currently writing another Jamie saga. Miss Hyde has a dodgy lughole after her piercing goes iffy, and Euphemia’s curry-eating cat has a poorly tum (wonder why?) and the C-word (Christmas) is mentioned. Gracie suggests Catherine should spike the judge’s tea and Euphemia advises Gracie to take a rest! Gusti is touched at being missed, but keeps getting interrupted by her phone... and Elb arrives home, delighted to see fellow Breakfast Clubber Gusti back, and is still over the moon with her new siggy.

ENGLAND waits to hear what Gusti has been up to on her holiday, so she turns the phone off, lights a cigarette and sits back for questions......but everyone is sidetracked by pet-spamming as ENGLAND show off ther pet pics - Catherine’s elegant Parker & Tam, Goffy’s bat-eared bonsai’d Tessie, and Elb’s Noodles.......... Everyone wants to cuddle Goffy’s cute little dog, but has to use their imaginations as Gracie can’t post a pic of her Boxer, and Tina’s not allowed pets in her rental. Cathy duly compliments the petspam, and posts a picture of an ex-dog, a Dog That Has Ceased To Be, while Elb gets on ENGLAND’s wick by being infuriatingly thrilled every time her new siggy appears...Em reappears, also loving Goffy’s wee doglet and Chilli, and finally, Gusti tells her story......wheels in the cellar, late arrivals, Thai massage, great food, beautiful scenery...... and men who get on her nerves....

Speaking of which, after a joking comment from Gracie, Elb decides she’s not speaking, and uses icons instead........ (also in jest.......) Del responds to Em’s plea for guidance by posting a Do’s & Don’ts vid of Playing with Fireworks... Poor Gusti cannot recognise who is posting, as most of ENGLAND have got new siggies while she was away! Gracie and Tina sneak off to watch Big Brother whilst Gusti regales ENGLAND with tales of shoe heaven, lizardskin shoes - sorry - lizards IN shoes, and pedicures! Spot the wooman with a foot fetish......

Del looks forward to her third encounter with Jamie, and Goffy tries to get Elb to speak, but she continues the silent treatment with various smilies........... even when talk turns to Gerry doing a shower scene... Catherine cooks rice for the still-poorly Parker, but unlike Euphemia, refrains from giving him curry to go with it.... Yorkie arrives late as usual, and covers most of the evening’s conversation in seven lines....ENGLAND is frustrated after all the talk of shower scenes, and cold with it, deciding they need a nice warm Jamie to take the chill off. Euphemia uses her nipples as a barometer, which causes Del to spit juice everywhere, and Em wears caveman boots to keep warm. Eventually, Elb runs out of icons, and has to speak again to announce it’s HER turn to feel under the weather this week.... ENGLAND gets a fix of Josh Holloway by getting Lost, Goffy inadvertently pimps a Pap vid, and Euphemia’s son Misu hijack’s her computer. ENGLAND immediately behave themselves as a youngster is present.......After a brief but very polite exchange between Misu and Tarts, Euphemia regains control of her PC and mother and child depart for bed. Miss Hyde too is bedward bound, after having her ear bent and poked by her mother.

Post-Lost, ENGLAND empties fast and Elb cracks on with this blog as Yorkie, Goffy, then Em say goodnight. After a bit of judicious editing, Elb blows out the candle and heads off to bed with the cat..................