Fridgy. I love the preen. A sort of opposite to the description of me and Breton dancing mine is a plonk
Yay Nooney great thoughts, thanks for doing your homework, I can hide behind you. I can say that as Wrenny seems to have disappeared

Thankyou Orcus, you are right to be nervous WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN. Unbelievable dance . No point in watching strictly after that.

nina I thought it was Fridgy that spoilered me, I will take the apology in lieu of future upsets.
Just to outwit you all I have locked OH in the cupboard and am going to watch bake off live.

Sending big hugs way up North to OS (I was thinking of you yesterday and then you appeared on the thread!!! Spooky.

I didn't like the bum wiggling at the start of the salsa either, though I loved the rest. Was it just over-egged, perhaps?


It's the final! Squeeee!!! I think I'd like Nancy to win. I like her drollery . Richard would be great too. I'm least keen on Luis, but he's been very consistent and think he may take it. Yep, cake talk in spoilers

Hello Nina *air kisses to both sides

BIB maybe...? Big snort for the Les Dawson imagery...I really don't know - I could even just be being shallow about what he was wearing which was dire - I appreciate it was difficult choreo and all that but I just didn't feel it I guess
Like you, I warmed to Pixie (and Trent - yummy dancer - not in an Ahhhh-tem way, as Mr OS calls him, though) and agree Caroline looking good.


Busy...?!!!! But have been thinking of you...and saffron crocuses....does that count? Have you harvested some? Sorry OT

Back on topic - I have been working my way through the entire Season 18 of DWTS having discovered the delights of another delicious Russian as well as Artem Keeping me nice and toasty as the weather worsens.



Hugs back hunny...bit early for all things spooky...it's Movie Night not Halloween You're maybe right about Jake...egged AND bliddy breadcrumbed! I'm an emotional bunny and it didn't emote me *sighs

Continuing TOF yes I managed to harvest three pinches. Modest but I was very, very proud. My 60 bulbs then all produced about 3 babies each, even more proud. I am waiting patiently to see whether I can increase on last years crop. I might burst if I get 6 pinches

WOW! Well done you...mine are still in the shop The road to Hell has been garnering a good many good intentions on Planet Orkney this year! Sorry OT



Thanks for the heads up on Kara showings Denburn.

As I have said, have been watching DWTS 18 and I find the dancing makes up for the white noise. Unfortunately they seem to have Pinky and Perky on vocals

If everyone is still following Artem on DWTS. .he has been given the dream pairing and the one I'm sure he hoped for . .janel in switch up week .but dancing burlesque :
Lea has gone from the arms of one handsome Russian to another's lucky lady He is a talented choreographer/dancer and seems a nice guy. They are doing broadway

BIB: Burlesque makes me think of ample ladies gyrating suggestively in basques.... Please tell me it's not that!!!!

I think that Artem visited a Burlesque show/group when they were in London a couple of years ago. I think I remember some tweets of thanks or something.........

My heart sank when I saw he'd got Janel and burlesque. She's a terrific dancer, but she and Val have been taking a sexy/showmance route and this plays into the hands of those who dislike her. Anyhoo, I have no idea what burlesque means in DwtS terms. I imagine it's jazz dancing in your bra and pants. (Am hoping not to see Artem in same). If they go the Dita Von Teese route, there wouldn't be much for Artem to do....

Something like this from SYTYCD (Belgium!) (but better ) might work?

Interesting - I didn't expect Lea to get Val (who incidentally I was watching earlier as a youngster doing a jive as part of an outing by brother Maks's dance school - likely his first appearance on DWTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--qp...39A90910B291A0) but burlesque??? Isn't that 'tasteful' pole dancing


Wasn't the show Artem went to the burlesque Kelly Brook was in


BIB.....ooooh I don't know ...and he did such a nice pole dance with Natalie too

I have a funny tale about Peta Murgatroyd and a bra and pants costume which I must tell you sometime!

I look forward to it .



Janel feels up her new partner

..and they practise some interesting lifts.

Jesse J is guest judge on Monday. Sounds like they may be using her track (or just playing it while they practise?)

ETA: just seen JJ will also be performing. Wonder if she'll perform for their number (would be great, but a bit unfair if she's judging!)

hi Fridgy thanks for the links. on the Artem thread someone has posted a lovely interview with Janel and Artem.

i am feeling a bit worried as we have just been invited to yet another thank you party for the helpers at the Fete folklorique (last July). ( We have to make our own entertainment here). At the last one I got strong armed to start Breton dancing lessons and will be expected to demonstrate despite having only had two lessons.
The meal features cabbage centre stage hopefully it won't be stuffed with andouille (pigs intestine sausage)

This? http://www.accesshollywood.com/janel..._video_2406937

exactement Merci bien. Watched it again and just as good second time round.
My favourite bit is when the interviewer asks janel stupid questions about romance and Val, I loved the eyebrow raise when Janel deflected the question. I don't normally after Artem these days, but I thought he was gooooorgus in this interview. Quite liked Janel as well for balance

Off to cool down by making a carrot and courgette cake for a beach barbecue trip with some jumping bean children tomorrow. hopefully sun will shine a bit.

Thanks for the link both of you. Don't get too attached to Janel, Clarty - it's just for one week and then back to Lea. In fact we have to support Lea - not Artem - for him to stay (though hope both do well, naturally )

Sorry for stealing your emoticons Clarty.... Glad this was the right video as I'd just tried to watch it when your post appeared. I couldn't stream it this morning so sharing was partly selfish so I could find it again!!
VERY clever deflection by Janel

May I have ton recipe s'il te plait ?



Naturelllllement! (wasn't sure how many "l's" so may have gone overboard)

Though I do like a gander at a Chmerkovskiy......


Can ANYONE tell me which is the best provider for viewing DWTS please?

Maks C was my Russian of choice for a few years BC (Before Chig), but I've gone off him lately. (Val's a lovely dancer, but doesn't do it for me otherwise). I had a short dalliance with the very pretty Gleb, but he's been a silly billy recently, so it's just about the Art these days




Reminder: Kara in Lewis - 9pm ITV tonight

OS - I'd love to know that too.

It was posted on YT in full the first week or two, but not now.

You can watch it live online if you have the stamina to stay up half the night (someone posted a site for that on the DwtS sub forum)

Unfortunately you can't watch full episodes on the ABC site until a week later (Suzie Q posted the method for that on here a couple of weeks ago).

I've had other suggestions pm-ed to me but they haven't worked or the videos have been removed so I'm afraid I'm back to piecing it together on YT.

Week 2 Quiz
12/15 (not so smug this week )

week 3 in training

Behind the scenes for Movie Night

Thank you for all these things Fridgey and the DWTS info. I did see SuzieQ's post and glazed over - maybe Mr OS will be able to sort it but with current internet speeds and thinking Sky etc. might be the only realistic option.

Bliddy quiz 11/15

He's Ukrainian, Soups but I expect he speaks Russian most of the time.

Thanks for the reminder re Kara. I'd forgotten.

Yes, you're right, although I always thought they considered themselves 'ethnically' Russian and that Russian was their first language, but that might just be an impression I got from DwtS . (Maks certainly asserted his Ukrainian-ness after recent events in his homeland).

That's interesting, was it in an interview?

Maks and Val are from Odessa in Ukraine which was heavily Russified so they would have been taught in Russian in school and probably saw it as their first language. They have both done very well in the US, all credit to them, and can see events from a different perspective.

I enjoyed what little there was of Kara in Lewis. So who is the murderer?

I don't recall an interview, but he was asked to comment about 'the situation' here and there during the last season on DwtS and I he tweeted things along the lines of 'we're being bullied' and such.


We didn't see very much of Kara, did we? I liked what was. Presume there'll be more of her in the next ep

Reminder: Kara - ITV 6.30 - 7.30 The Chase Celeb Special (and ITV+1 at 7.30, of course...). Not something I'd normally watch, but...

Geez! Most of that tonight was pretty awful. Not sure I've got the strength to watch it again.