ENGLAND 88 going on 89.....

Catherine, as promised, shows up at Breakfast Club in the wee small hours, but not surprisingly, is the only attendee. She talks to herself, then bids farewell for the wilds of Wales with Parker.... Elb is next to show, but at a slightly more sociable hour, and Gusti appears to reassure her she is not alone.... Elb is not looking forward to work, and wants to write instead, but needs must and all that..... Gusti encourages Elb to keep writing, as GB.net Tarts can’t be wrong! She goes to spend the long weekend with her family, while Elb treks off to work. Magnanimous Euphemia wanders in, and intends to buy posh paper to kiss today...... Barbara reports a big storm in Zurich which destroyed more than 100 boats, but undeterred, is off to the shops, while Jo is reminded that she too needs to buy kissing paper.

Tina has much to do, but finds time to report that sadly, she is still without sparkle. Els apologises for being AWOL due to footie, and sends greetings from MummyEls...they are off to play with Cap’n Jack en famille, and Euphemia consoles Tina by announcing that she too is in a state of continuing glitterlessness! Tina is to join the good ship Black Pearl for some pirating fun without hubby, and Euphemia worries that she may have binned the booty by mistake.

ENGLAND aren’t posting fast enough for Daft, who has her dubious Huge Ackman siggy back up, and the cool-looking Gracie returns from holiday in Scotland with a cold! She has had a fabulous time, and got to see Rabbie Burns’ birthplace, where, fortunately, the sheets had been freshly changed.....Em has been cheating on Gerry with DT, and fickle Jo admits that she had cheated on David Wenham with Gerry until Gerry won her over, but is currently lusting after Puresex, but the Simpsons win out.... She posts a link to another post of another post about Gerry’s appearance at Comic-con. Barbs nearly has heart failure when her daughter appears, but all is well, and Tina kindly posts Casanova and Tennantspam for DT lovers in ENGLAND.... Elb relays a message from Catherine who is holed up in a Travelodge with Parker, enjoying M&S cuisine, and everyone welcomes Gracie back to ENGLAND....

All goes quiet while Team ENGLAND disperse to watch the season finale of Doctor Who........

......then..... Elb bursts in sobbing and in dire need of a hug after a sad episode of Who-ness. Goffy, who has not seen it, wonders what is amiss, but more of Team ENGLAND return in similar distress: Em, Els (who is particularly emotional, having just been Cap’n Jacked again) and by text, Catherine, who sits in her hotel room blubbing with a bewildered Parker....Jo blubs because she missed it, and Em goes all nerdy, while Euphemia reports that Misu is most put out as he has to wait until the Unmentionable Season for the next episode! Tina is pleased that she’s not the only saddo, and Els and Em sob afresh after watching Doctor Who Confidential on BBC3! The Twins double up on weeping duty, so Tina posts a little Tennantspam to cheer ENGLAND up, and Del interrupts the emotional claptrap by returning from Orkney, furious that she missed Doctor Who.... Els needs advice on buying 18 inches of Cap’n Jack, and Jo and Elb encourage her to spend vast sums of money on a dolly....Jo’s boys need a biscuit tin to compete with Marek, and Del hopes footie will be over so she can watch Doctor Who tomorrow.... The Twins are celebrating their one-year anniversary, and Goffy is the first to WOOT, as even the Twins hadn’t noticed! Tina is impressed with 18 inches of Sparrow, and Elb doubts the authenticity of the pic that Els has posted, featuring Cap’n Jack, guitar and telephone (?)..... The Twins thank ENGLAND for their good wishes, and are very pleased to have made their acquaintanceship....

Miss Hyde is dehydrated after Who-ness (of the Doctor kind...), but gets hugs from Mama Hyde, Els worries about when she should stop worrying, and Cyber-Mummy Elb tells her to buy double Jack and to heck with the consequences.... as long as she doubles her pension contributions..... Del cries for Scotland, Jo cries for Germany, and Eeyore cries for Wales, while Elb just cries for the sake of it.... Daft informs ENGLAND that Doctor Who is to be repeated at 7pm Sunday, and most probably next Friday too, and actually admits that she too had a tear in her eye.... Jo tries not to cry at Karl Urban, and Elb - despite having trouble focussing, issues an End of Thread Alert! Elbmit makes a sudden reappearance..... Breila disapproves of Ledger over Tennant for Casanova, and Eeyore fails to find jammies, although Elb has..... Well - the bottoms, anyway..... Jo points out kindly, that Eeyore meant ‘Jamies’ not ‘jammies’ and Eeyore sheepishly admits trigger finger, and that Jo is right, but she DID find some piglet nightwear..........

Elb promptly starts a new thread out of pique.

‘ENGLAND 89 - The End of an Era: BritTarts weep for Who????’ starts at the end of a long night, and most Tarts are in bed by now, but Elb feels obliged to continue....Eeyore gets broody, Jo warns her against it, Del gets on the road again in a yellow mean machine, and ENGLAND discuss kids..... Euphemia prefers kittens and puppies, and can’t understand why babies aren’t born with a wage-packet, and Del though exhausted, finds the strength to clamber up on her soapbox......Elb and Jo had their kids young, and Elb now loves her freedom, but can understand Eeyore’s viewpoint.... Del eloquently espouses her views in angst-ridden tones, and Eeyore feels her pain completely, while Euphemia - serious for once - tells the girls not to give up hopes of happiness and family.... As ENGLAND hugs in empathy, Snow seeks comfort from the thread - Jo and Eeyore are still up, and on comfort-giving duty..... Del posts another of her beautiful pics before retiring, and Snow gives a potted profile of her current situation as her contribution to the evening’s serious subject...... Eeyore meantime is awash in Wales, as she overdid the Rain Dance, and heads off for the night to ponder Ark designs, while Snow wanders off in an attempt to look professional.....

Emotionally over-wrought ENGLAND sleeps......All will look better in the morning.....