I decided against wearing rubber, I thought it would be more tasteful to wear my red ,white and blue bikini with gold tassels, a rather fetching little number.
I need a new padlock for the medicinal cupboard on the tea trolley, Lyn has been hacking at it to get at the special cake and medicinal whiskey.
The medicinal brandy needs stocking up because I had rather a pressing need for it recently. Apart from that. the trolley is suitably tarted up and ready to go.

Has the picture of the band been banned Dor - or have you just had a touch too much medicinal brandy?

Woh! Puts my mermaid costume into second place! Are you bringing your band aboard Doreen? We will be the envy of the rest of the armada! Tea trolley with medicinal alcohol and special cake, Jean in her old curtains, Doreen in her bikini, Kathleen in her lighthouse hat (minus the top which was lopped by Lyn!) my mermaid costume from recycled fish tails (aroma should be gone by then Kathleen )and Doreen's one man band. What are the rest of you wearing? Have we got a place to put Lyn for safety sake?

Love the band Dor! At least we can all follow it and not dilly dally on the way.....

The Sun is just what Doreen is aiming for as she is hoping to get a page three spread Jean! Kathleen is her manager and roadie, which is why she is having to train so hard on the newly formed lake outside of her house. Dor is insisting that she will not be doing her share of the rowing, as she will be entertaining the throngs along the banks of the Thames, so Kathleen will have to take her turn. Kathleen is looking more like Charles Atlas with all this excercise, so we may get her a spread in the paper too! I just hope that Julie is knitting napkins for the tea trolley, after all this is a classy affair. As for Lyn, she will cut the ties on the big drum! I suggest that we shove her down the tuba!!!

Okay---while you have all been fussing and panicking over who is going to row I have been working hard and accessing my friend lists and have persuaded these young men to do the rowing for us? Is that okay?

No worries about the rowing guys ... I'll help these young men out! Breathing will be fixed by then and I'll be as right as rain! I have done a fair bit of rowing in my time (I'm being serious, no need to laugh!) so will be able to give these chaps some tips and point them in the right direction. Remind me again, where are we going in this rowing boat? Is this the Jubilee or the Olympics? No, surely it's too short notice to enter the Olympics as a rowing team (with tea trolley and band!)?

I'm not to sure about being stuck in a strong room, attached to the big pink drum (although I'd love to bang it - done some of that too , but not at the same time as rowing ) or, Eleanor, being shoved down a tuba!! I must get on with designing my costume, will have to give it some serious consideration bearing in mind what everyone else is wearing.

It's going to be a wonderful 'do' so I think I might just look out for a new 'tool'. Bit fed up with the old scissors and chainsaw, might have a butchers and see if I can find something more in keeping with the occasion. Hmmm ... 'thinks'!

Well done with all the training Kathleen. All that rain we've had has been great for providing you with your own personal lake. It's going to be a tough call what with the tea trolley, the band, the four young men and all of us on board. Do you think we might be better in a river barge?

You can have the smelling salts and bed---but you ain't taking them with you!

I'm going shopping for a new tool! A light sabre complete with passwords How exciting, can't wait to get started

cunning Jean---very cunning (Hey Lyn please notice who thought of this plan.....)