First I must thank John (murphyfish) and his wife Claire for donating their old chicken coop to the small Ukrainian village that has spring up on my field.
"Poultry Towers" will be a welcome addition , especially given the news that Hazel's old hens are due to be retired here in the next week or so.
It was very kind of John to set up this slightly retro/mock Tudor construction on his day off.....thank you
My second thank you is to the lady from the local store and garage, who called around last night with a huge bin bag of bread for the animals. It was very kind of you to think of their welfare and to obviously go out of your way to drop the food off to me.... thank you
And my final thank you, is to providence for giving me this lousy cold.
I felt so ill last night that I stalked off to bed in the spare room at 9pm, complete with lemsips, cough linctus and a box of tissues
.......I missed Strictly Come Dancing...How fortunate was that? Thank you Providence
(When I looked at it briefly on i player this morning) I have never seen anything so camp as this since my friend John danced Living la veda Loca on the dance floor of the Cossack in Sheffield
Still full of cold and working tonight... wish me luck
Good Luck with that cold of yours. How I admire you being so focussed with all your animals. I have the land but not the inclination.
ReplyDeleteI've just noticed that you have the same worldy wallpaper (is that what it's called?) as my daughter has for her blog :-)
Sorry about your cold but your comment about Russle Grant made me giggle. What with him & Craig camping it up & I hear there is trouble among the " more mature " ladies.
ReplyDeleteLulu was " A Disaster dahlink " what a shame I had high hopes from her !
I believe that we women cope with colds so much better than you male weaklings - it's all to do with the double x chromosome, you know. We're just better designed. :)
ReplyDeleteThat's going to be my husband on our upcoming cruise!
ReplyDeleteYou have such good and generous friends, it says a lot about you too. Thanks for the clip it was hilarious, especially given our tediously slow internet connection; it kept freezing Russell in the most unfortunate poses!
ReplyDeleteFenugreek is what you need to fight the cold, by the way.
He's quite good at horoscopes too, I am told.
ReplyDeleteI'm almost afraid to visit your blog John, because your cold sounds just awful, and I don't want to catch it!
ReplyDeleteThe kindness of people is always a step towards feeling better~~Take care!
Did you know that there are people in the USA who say "thank yous" when they are thanking more than one person? (i.e., "thank you, Mr. Smith" but "thank yous, Mr. & Mrs. Smith") So glad you weren't doing the same!
ReplyDeleteAnyway... I had to look up who Russell Grant was so I can be sure to avoid him in the future. It was like watching a train wreck.
Hope you're feeling better! (After that video... I'm not well!)
Okay - good luck! Happy now?
ReplyDeleteWe missed Strictly due to having visitors - now I can't wait to see it on Iplayer. Good on him for having a go, but I was dismayed that Vincent and Flavia were paired with the two duffers, which means we don't really get to see properly what fabulous dancers they are.
ReplyDeleteI hope your cold gets better soon.
I was watching the archeology programme on Beeb 2 while this was on - may have a look on i-player.
ReplyDeleteWhat Russell has over the straight macho guys is that even if he can't actually dance, he's not afraid to move his arms.
Speaking of i-player, one of my illicit treats is watching the Beechgrove Garden, despite living in London. Jim is so subtly camp it's an absolute scream.
And this morning we watched Wales on Wheels - the less dark side of Welsh humour. Doubt anyone else east of Hereford has watched that either.
Take care and feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteUsually if I want to see pantomime, I go to see Jack and the beanstalk or Puss in boots, NOT The Man in the White Suit.
ReplyDeleteLove Poultry Towers...when do Basil and Sybil check in?
ReplyDeleteThe only redeeming quality of that dance extravaganza was the studied look of concentration on Russell's face!
Sorry this cold/flu-ey thing is getting you down...time, rest, fluids...you know the drill.
Sorry your cold is still hanging on. I hope you are better soon!
ReplyDeleteNice gifts! Can't beat that, it's always nice when friends think of you.
As camp as a row of tents!
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Some days [today] I stop by your blog and wonder if I have receptive aphasia . . lemsips, cough linctus, Stictly Come Dancing, I never can tell if your towns are misspelled let alone how to pronounce them, who is Russell? everyone else seems to know Russell [thank god for Mitch!]
ReplyDeleteWhat does shine thru is that you love your animals and people who know you love you. That's good enough for me. Hope work sailed by on the wings of cold meds and that you are back snug in your bed.
Feel better. xo linda
Hope your cold departs as quickly as it came. You and your animals can always make me smile.
ReplyDeleteI like to think I was thinner and considerably more stylish. By the way, it looks like I'll be acting again soon.
ReplyDeleteI would like to offer thank you's to everyone who helped out, too! That is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteHowever being sick is not wonderful. Don't forget the 'Jewish penicillin' - Chicken broth. It's good for you when you're sick.
Get well, soon, John!
So sorry to hear about your cold. Hope you start feeling better soon! The new coop looks great and I bet the birds will enjoy their new digs.
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Sorry you are still full of cold. I am wishing you luck here as you requested and also saying that I saw Russell Grant and I rather think he was wearing sequinned pyjamas.
ReplyDeleteWell I'm happy to say I didn't miss last night's Strictly (or tonight's) and loved Russle's dance. It was so funny and his facial expressions creased me up!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you're still unwell, good luck at work tonight.
Just remember the nurses code whenever working while ill. Always cough in the direction of the doctor...Get better soon John
ReplyDeleteI thought that dance video was sexy in a disturbing kind of way. He gave it all he had (pound for pound).
ReplyDeleteHope that you will feel better soon!!
Good luck!
ReplyDeleteOnce you feel better John, you must get some Fenugreek in stock.....forget the rest of that stuff! We have been using it for years and it works to relieve the symptoms and mucus. I agree with 'Pear Tree' lady on this one!
ReplyDeleteHope you are feeling better soon.
You know me John, anything for a cider or two...
ReplyDeleteHope your cold is better soon. The coop is FABULOUS!
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