Have a waffle with Carol

[Carol Townsend]

That's because he shaved it off, Silly!

Don't interrupt me when I'm writing...

[Jack Hargreaves]

Sorry.

[Dianne K]

Noe, think your novel is off to a great start-please finish by next winter so I can read a copy while I tube in the waters of Heavenly Bay. If you did decide to go with a female Castarian and a Cornish chef, you may want to go to the source for plot ideas. Of course your book may no longer be fiction.
David, Tim is well. We will arrive (with or without luggage:) in Tobago the Saturday before Christmas. We will be staying at the Beach House as Steph and Brian were booked.
Speaking of Steph and Brian, I am out of the loop-has the baby arrived? If so, boy or girl and did they go with the name Stephibaba?
Bill, we consider ourselves quick lucky to not have a place on non-lake Delton. My husband and I stayed in a condominium there many years ago-it was a beautiful location. Apparently they are investigating how to rebuild the lake (as it was man made).
Thanks to all for the warm welcome into the waffle forum. As we seem to be becoming regulars in Tobago (we will be on our third trip) we thought we should get to know more people. Not that we don't completely enjoy our lime time with David.
Dianne

[Linda P]

as we seem to be sharing pictures from our youth, I wondered what you would think to this one?

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[SandraK]

Jack
Like to give you a tip, as a new boy do not ruffle too many feathers - we are all extremely competent at excommunication. Be afraid....... be very afraid.

Noe
Take it you were taking the p-ss earlier, no bodice ripping so feel very let down. Have to admit I adored Georgette Heyer in my early teens, that says it all really. Don't worry not quite that sad these days,correction, probably I am but don't read total pap - Jilly Cooper excused because she makes me laugh.

Dianne
Welcome

Sandra

[Paul Tallet]

It was a close shave

[Carol Townsend]

Morning Linda,

Thanks for the photo. Blonde eh? I'll say no more!
Nor will I make any comments about the Rocky Horror ShowT shirt being appropriate for this thread. (Anyway I've never seen it!)

Sandra, I haven't got much further with the novel; seem to have hit "writer's block". Be patient and wait for the bodice to be ripped; you have to build up the story first you know! I must say I am a little miffed that you thought I was taking the p*** when I thought I was producing a piece of Great Literature....
Hmm, it may not be a bodice that gets ripped as I was thinking of setting the story in a more modern era...
Must go, breakfast and work calling!
Noe
xxx

[Jane H]

Oh Noe

Dammit Janet! - Never seen the Rocky Horror show - shame on you for missing out on a classic! Don't worry - it keeps coming round in the theatre and on TV. We'll soon have you doing the time-warp!

Now - as for the novel - don't forget that you need to include the phrase "It was a dark and stormy night....." somewhere. If you need inspiration for names for the hero and villain - can I suggest looking at some UK place names. How about Aston Clinton, Coln St Deninis, Ampney Knowle? And for your heroine - Cherry Hinton?

Can't waffle any more - got to get back to work!!

Jane

[Jack Hargreaves]

Noe,
being a sailing type, I'd sooner you did'nt include Jane's " it was a dark and stormy night". Maybe "it was a full moon, with a steady Westerly breeze, force 3, with no swell". That's better.
Confused Jack.

[Dianne K]

For those unaware of Rocky Horror Picture show, you can type the movie title into youtube.com and watch nearly all the musical numbers from the movie. Be aware, however that the movie is a bit risque. Viewing the movie in the U.S. is a highly interactive event. For instance, the audience jumps into the aisles to dance along with the time warp, throws toast at the screen when a toast is made, and shouts out phrases in anticipation or in reaction to action and/or lines in the movie. I won't mention what the audience shouts out whenever Janet or Brad are shown as this is a family forum. I am wondering if U.K. audience members interact with the movie as well.
As for the book-to quote a line from the movie Throw Mama from the Train (sorry, its the U.S. resident in me) how about "The night was sultry"?
Dianne

[SandraK]

Dianne
We go every year, don't do interactive though I'm sure many do, it's just one of those things that becomes part of your life. Normally around twenty of us don the costume and scare the hell out of the commuter train (railroad ). Such a great night out, wouldn't miss it. Having said that we are off to the Globe next month have a feeling I may take some oranges to throw

Jack
Sorry but stormy and Force 3 doesn't work for me.

Linda
Great photo love the look on the dogs' face, born to be a prima donna.

Noe
If there's no bodice ripping count me out. You can't be going the way of the "Aga Saga", or can you ?

[Linda P]

Dianne, we most certainly do the dressing up and interaction for Rocky Horror, in fact the t-shirt in the pic was won for 'best costume' at our local cinema, I still lived with parents at the time and when i proudly showed my Mum the t-shirt I had won, she looked at my outfit and remarked ' hmm, they probably thought you would get cold!'.
I haven't seen the show for years, but have been teaching my daughter the interactive parts ready for when it next comes to Northampton.

Noe, bottle blonde only! although once overdid it, it's true your hair does fall out if you use too much bleach , stick to my natural colour these days

Linda

[Carol Townsend]

Morning to you all!

Thanks for educating me about The Rocky Horror Show.I had a look at Youtube and I'll add it to the ever-growing list of "Things I Should Have Done When Young and Must Do Before It's Too Late", (maybe I ought to see "The Bucket List", or whatever that film is). I think Himself may have seen it way back before we met; I'll ask him. He's on his way to sunny Glasgow today; predicted temperature there: 13c, here: 23c.

Actually Jane, I am familiar with the Time Warp. I've done a version of it at the school where I work with a group of teenagers in wheelchairs; great fun! Every term we put on a show for the parents, usually with synchronised wheelchair dancing, and this one was extracts from musicals.
Our shows are the best fun. We did the Lion King's Circle of Life with the kids forming a circle holding a parachute and rolling an inflatable globe of the Earth in it while one boy who has the sweetest voice sang the words. Not a dry eye in the house!
My favourite was when we did "Grease", with a cardboard "greased lightening" car painted silver, a beautiful "Sandy" and the staff (most of whom are, um, past-shall we say 35?) dressed up as 1950s teenagers. I had pink shoes,white ankle socks, a pink top tied up at the waist, white crop trousers and a pink hairband.
No Bill there are no photos!!!!!
There is nothing like working with disabled youngsters for ridding you of your inhibitions!

Back to the novel, or should that be Aga saga?
I'm very grateful for all your help and suggestions. Jane, I love Ampney Knowle and Cherry Hinton, might just use them.
I have decided that the hero will not be a chef. No disrespect to chefs, but it's not the most romantic of occupations.
I still can't decide whether the lady having her bodice ripped should be a local from Castara, or an English visitor to Castara, so you see why I haven't got very far.. I suppose it would be easier for me to see things from the point of view of an English lady visitng Castara.

Dianne, I've already used "sultry" in the intro.

Confused Jack, sorry, but have to agree with Sandra about the shipping forecast. "Force 3 westerly with no swell" just aint romantic!( Viking, Dogger, German Byte, 18c nor' by nor' west, force 4, good. Does the old BEEB still do that?)

Hey, do you think I'm starting to take this novel lark a tad too seriously?

Finally Linda, I've never tried blonde, but my hair is the same chestnut brown I was born with. At least, the label on the bottle says it's chestnut brown... Might try blonde when the roots get a bit more silvery...

Phew!
I'm off. Nothing like a good waffle in the morning, is there?
Noe

[Carol Townsend]

PS.
I suppose the hero could be a hippy, a pilot, or a visiting businessman?

[Tony G]

Viking, Dogger, German Byte, 18c nor' by nor' west, force 4, good. Does the old BEEB still do that?

Yes Sis, if there's one thing we can rely on in these constantly changing times it's the shipping forecast.

I love it. I find it very soothing.

Gotta Go... social workers to argue with.

Tony

xxx

[SandraK]

Tony
Couldn't agree more - love the shipping forecast. 22 years ago was on my list of things to take when giving birth - worked a treat, or is that too much information !

[David Watkins]

Chefs not romantic?You would be surprised what goes on in the dry store!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not me of course

[SandraK]

David
Chefs - romantic, give me a break . Invariably unshaved and irascible.

[Jack Hargreaves]

Noe,

Unless you can come up with ideas for the middle of your novel, your going to finish up with a leaflet. You are waffling a bit!

[David Watkins]

Female.....situation normal
I shave regularly once a year whether I need it or not