Pete's old place has been empty for a while now but a few of us 'regulars' slipped down the lane one night, prised away a few planks holding the door on, and are now squatting in the public bar.
The tea-lights add an interesting 'dimension' to the bar (plus magically erase wrinkles
).
It needs cleaning up a bit - so laydees come along, bring rags/buckets/mops - and whatever else you can lay your mitts on to swab the decks down. I've brought a box of Country Manor perry - so bring your own tin mugs and we'll get started. The planned Grand Opening Night is tomorrow…so someone will need to nip down to the shop and get in a few bottles. Glam are you okay with rustling up some sausages rolls? you could put a bit of that green stuff (parsley?) on them to make them look posh…..
Anyone got the key to the shed?
I've got an emergency. Some of my heifers have escaped and were last seen galloping down Hogs Bottom Lane towards town
. I'd better go after 'em. I'll be back soon. Where's me lasso gone???
Don't want to worry anyone but I've just been out the shed to give Bo's woolly friends some Black Sheep bitter and Macca's warming up - at least I think that's what he's doing. I had to join in a chorus of Mary Had A Little Lamb. I kept telling him the pub's called BO PEEP'S Arms but he says he doesn't know that one! 
I've just had a test message from the town Fire Brigade - they say they will be coming along, when they finish their shift at 12.00, all lights blazing to hose us down.
Right.
Mrs Pickle could you just run home to fetch your dog? What his/her name by the way?
When are you coming with the nibbles glamma? (please don't go too close to the sheep in the outhouse with the meat pie (cannibalism springs to mind).
I will be with you in spirit!
Lets face it though a bottle of either of those is not to be sneezed at !
Turncoat!
Me skive, I DON"T THink SO, see that chandelier over the bar gleaming, well it was me whot cleaned i t with my feather duster.
I"ll grant you I may have had the odd sitdown but it was hard work going up ladders to reach it!
Anyway , I will not be able to attend tonight after all as I had forgotten it is the finals of the shove half penny completion at the "Senior Centre Drop in", and I am in with a very good chance of winning top prize of a bottle of "EMVA" cream sherry!! 2nd prize a bottle of Sanatogen tonic wine
That will put a twinkle in Mr N"S eye !
Have the best time !
Nonu are there not depths you will go to to skive off thats the best yet "a face pack" just come as you are sweetie and you will certainly fit in with us Liverpool girls some of them may even turn up in our PJ's all ready for a lock in.
Mick we have some good guest ales ready for your tasting and some tasters from the real ale cask so you will be well looked after.
All the sausage rolls and meat & potato pies are ready I will drop them off later.
I don't think Bo Peeps Arms will be quite in that class, papaoscar, but we can aspire...
By the look of it 12Michael will be in charge of all bar games. Perhaps he's Pete in disguise???
Thank you so much for your kind offer of your dog to chew the twine for the opening ceremony MrsPickle. If Sir Paul, Mr D.C., and Ms H.B.C. don't pull their fingers out soon and reply they will miss their opportunity of a lifetime.
Perhaps we should mention it to Sir Paul that singing isn't allowed between 6-00pm - 1.00am
Oh, I do hope Macca doesn't decide to sing an Opening Medley...
Mick went in to fumigate the 'Gents' (wearing what looked suspiciously like a gas mask and carrying a sink plunger) about three hours ago and hasn't come out…should organise a Rescue Party? or perhaps.
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