More Summer 2017

Well the 2 days of free evenings had limited success. The first night did dress, no makeup or proper pics, beaucoup mess finding things but there was a sense of it going reasonably well and felt better. Will need to sort out the new wig, hairspra should do it. The next night did nothing, ah well. When K is back that might distract J and Paige might get more time. Possibly as the thyroid picks up will feel more ready to dress, its a fallow patch and no mistake, last year was bad too.
On the plus side Summer 2017 progresses. Managed to rebook the same room for £456 saving over £100! Booked 3 nights in London in basicaly student acommodation for £150, in South wark. That gives 2 days en femme in London, might finally get to What Katie Did! That will be nice, also bought a ticket down for £27, not first class but Grand Central so not so bad. Just got to sort out geting back and its resolved.
It is very tempting to do a dressing service when in London but not sure it is good value any more, if it ever was really. Like to "take in" a show, burlesue ideally.
Five days in Brighton means a bit of planning is required.  A MAC makeover, a ghost walk, the walk, a run, possibly meeting Stella, Its 10 years since the fateful Lacies event so need to celebrate it somehow. Then draw a line under Brighton and move on. There was half an idea to do Manchester in some way but that may have to wait till November. The thyroid is now unlikely to give any time off work but uf it means I enjoy the holiday more its OK.

Summer 2017, a start

Well Summer 2017 had a false start when Susex University had no rooms in Stanmer on the dates I asked for. Really didnot feel like another stay in the other accommodation so left that one. Been doing a bit of Googling and could get 6 nights at the Metropole Hilton and breakfast for £570 so put down a reservation for it. I can cancel the reservation until surprsingly late so is no big thing, hopefully. Its paige's 10th anniversary so she needs to be at Brighton and in some luxury. Only gives 5 days on site but enough for the walk, seeing Brighton ad Hove and may well be enough. Of course it not enough as its the only time the gurl gets to be out and about and need that this year it has to be said. Might try for a couple of days in London possibly, a dressing service has not been totally ruled out either. I now see Brighton is expensive and you either bite the bullet or go elsewhere. So a sunday to saturday is a compromise but the website made it look as if it was a special offer, well possibly but the money is there. Tomorrow will check out possible accommodation for a couple of days at London which would be nice. Finally get to What Katie Did!

Not Good At All

There has been no dressing since Manchester which was a biggie it has to be said. This makes me feel surprsingly bad, it is a sign that the times I can now dress are severely constrained. Granted previously I may not have wanted to dress but could but now the option is not there.  Its not good at all.  Not sure what can be done, stay in a hotel for an afternoon or something. There should be a possibility in May and another later in the year but it feels as if having got so far I am now back at almost the beginning. Nonsense of course but would like even a 3 hour cinema slot to dress. Possibily if J goes to the gym more there may be some potential there for some limited dressing. Possibly the thyroid is suppresing the need to dress and that is, at the moment a very good thing. 

Small Changes

It is a small thing but worth doing. Like so many things you just do it. And then one day you think "why not do x?" O I now use an electric toothbrush, do not have any margarine on my sandwichs usually. One thousand and one little things which make up a person and their behaviour. They are not fixed so I now use razor blades to shave with. The writing the diary in a pub has lost something and is probably on the way out. Stopped using the Walkman as much. I now floss and quite like using a fleece blanket wrapped round me, very hugge! I use a water carafe and a pack of wet wipes which I keep in my room  rather than during the middle of the night going to the toilet. Saves a couple of minutes and I prefer to believe get back to sleep quicker. Used to use a sleep timer on the radio in the night, then kept radio on and now use the timer again. 

Finally Into The Palm House

Well Spring 2017 has been and gone, it is sunday I am in the extension and first debrief. Basically the wednesday night went very well, beaucoup pics, Via and intimacy. Flickr will do very well. There is a sense of finally having shot down my Messerschmidt which is very reassuring. In an ideal world would have met Alison there but that was probably too much to ask for. The Aldi sheath dress worked well, the walking round Via in heels was worth a lot too.
Moving on to thursday. Manchester, museum first. Weather not so good and still the Goretex, its works. The 2 girls behind me "Is it a girl or a Man?" "those legs" "Its a girl" "No, is a man" "scary anyway." Much enjoyed that. All around museum, selfie with skeletons, beaucoup pics, Rutjerfords garden. Then up and out to John Rylands library. beaucoup pics, offered to help the Japanese girl with selfie, more selfies, the Manchester Mummy, bodysnatching in Manchester, shame nearly broke the espresso cup. Actually first to Tourist information centre where woman mentioned Chethmans. Seemed to think it was later than thought and went to Chhethams, 3.30 entrance.  Round Manchester cathedral, some gin display.  saw angel stone. 3.05 by now.  Flat white in Starbucks "name" "Springthore, Paige" shades of the unpleasantness last time thought he girl was very polite. Hung rounf Chethams with 10 plus people and got little sticker ro show I was a visitor.  Shown round by Scottish guide. Grisly story about 5 year old child who lost head allegedly. Some Marxist dialectric , choloera pits under station. Books from 1645 in very good condition. The clock. 4.30 by now. Bought Swatch earler, "mated" but well meant. Food from M and S. Bath bomb and early night.
Liverpool.Not sure about this one as Lime street closed but went for it. Train to Liverpool South Powerway. Lucky got on a Metro direct to St Michaels, checked for right station earlier. Raining quite badly. Up trendy Lark Lane on to Sefton Park. Couple of pics of where I might have lived. On to toilets in cafe. On to Palm House. Not totally bouncy at this point due to rain but gate open looking good, opened Palm house door, in. said hello to security guard at desk who ignored me but an old Indian hunter like me was not fazed by that. For a few minutes felt a bit not quite certain what exactly as it was the first time actually in there. plants around the perimeter and in the centre, large ones. Spiral starcase in palms. Lot of open space sadly. Beaucoup pics. Put camera in plastic bag and took pics outside. More pics including Peter Pan. Back to St Michaels, saw open whire driven hearse. Then back to Central. Up to Philarmonic, had half and on to cathedral. Lots of pics, sadly too dark.Chorister girl said hello. Nice.Felt tired at this point and about 4 ish. Worried about getting back before rush. Asked at Central info office. 4.15 to Liverpool South Parkway, John Lennon airport, change for Manchester Oxford road. Did so and got seat on train. Tired and could not really concentrate. May hav ebeen stared at by 3 Muslin girls. Walked back to room, easier this time and gor food.
There was no wow moment apart from the ones in Via, it was very much just doing it, basically the vast majority of the targets were hit. Preston, well on reflection even if hadnot messed up the getting to the Premier Inn may well have been too tired when got back. Boots bad for toes but better for knees. Navigation in Manchester needs to be spot on. Few times looked old need to refresh makeup more often. Wig OK but hair keeps geting in eyes. A definite result.

Ready To Go

Well the rucksack is almsot packed and I am quite excited. Two full days being the girl and being out and about. It was a battle, started at about 11ish and had trouble finding the boots and other bits of kit. I was surprised how much I do have and how much could stand a few more pics! Been emailing a couple and with a bit of luck will be able to get some pics taken and a meet at Canal street. It is possible this will be the first dressing this year which sounds a bit scary. May well end up taking the big camera, be good to do the John Rylands library and the whale skeleton. I am sure there is a lot of great things to do in Manchester but for some reason it does not excite me as much as Liverpool. Again been there, done that but it works. The Palm house is a possibility but it takes too long really. Still it would be nice to finally get in there. Preston I have paid the tickets for but may well end up giving it a miss if do not feel up to it. Still its nice to be positive and there will be nice things..

Fast Evolution

The gurl is nearly 10, I used to think it might just be a passing thing but clearly it is not. Looked at the Flockr stream today and it is surprising how far developedment took in such a small space of time. In the first 3 years there was The Boudoir, the LSE holiday and quite a lot of pics being taken. There was a real kick out of the dressing then which I do n ot get now. Now it is a need I suppose. Going out in public say Transister was 2009 though going out in daylight was later say 2011. All the easy stuff had been done and it was time for moonshots; going to Liverpool and going to London dressed. Done and dusted. The last couple of years have seen holidays doing it for real but much less dressing at home. Do miss the Support Group.