Four admissions,one death, a staff at full stretch and at one slightly surreal moment, a broken sink tap and an unexpected flood.
As always, the predominantly Filipino staff soldiered on with good humour but by 8.30am after 13 hours on my feet I was ready to kick the shit out of the noisy monitor system without any hint of unprofessional irony.
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| George, being "quietly cheerful" |
I had a 90 minute sleep covered in dogs when I got home then went out for a walk up the Gop then around the village where I bumped into the ever cheerful Sandra, who was out on her allotment.
"do you want an extra hen?" she called out as I passed "she's a good layer!"
"what's wrong with her?" I called back and Sandra explained that she was a constant escapee from her allotment hen house and an avid eater of young plants from not only her veg patch but from the vegetable plots from all her neighbours allotments
"she's a slippery little sucker" she laughed!
and so, remembering the film where the heroine uses a version of that line ..a new Rhone Island Red who has a passion for escapology will be arriving today. Her name? Vivian Ward....of course!
Now name that film?
Pretty Woman. Do I win a prize?
ReplyDeleteDrat! Beaten to it. She was about to eat a snail I recall...euch!
ReplyDeletepage you do!
ReplyDeletesend me your address and I will send it! jgsheffield@hotmail.com
That black dog looks incurably mad - in a nice but disturbing sort of way. I wouldn't have known the fillum anyway.
ReplyDeleteDo they make chicken-sized 'ball and chains'? That might do the job!
ReplyDeletethat's George, Thomas, he's a cracking little dog.... spend his entire life being quietly cheerful
ReplyDeleteI love that photo of happy George! Weeeee!
ReplyDeleteI had to Google and came up with Pretty Woman! Saw the film quite awhile ago, don't remember the line!
ReplyDeletea hearty "Going Gently" fan welcome to the Rhode Island Red escapist! dear girl friend, you'll love John's menagerie and believe me you'll fit right in ;)!!!!!
You are so blessed to be able to have such a wonderful life to get home to after the trials and tribulations of your hospital work. I think your new hen will be loving it with you...
ReplyDeleteStrangely enough my friend in Melbourne was just saying that one of her kitchen taps broke and she held it down until the plumber arrived (over an hour) to prevent the whole flat being flooded. And the price to fix it, including out-of-hours charge and call-out charge? $418.00. That's £272!
ReplyDeleteooh spooky, I'm just watching "sleeping with the enemy" with Julia Roberts.
ReplyDeleteI love the pic of feisty George with you and another pup. Who is the other pup, Meg or William?
ReplyDeleteI look forward to hearing the stories of traveling Vivian's exploits vs your plan to protect the gardens and neighbors.
its meG MO!
ReplyDeleteWho knitted George?!lol Can I have the pattern?He's utterly adorable.
ReplyDeleteBroody Hen update - she was evicted from her kidnapped eggs without a fuss and is still in a huff but should return to normal soon!Have a good week.
It must be wonderful to go home to dogs, hens, good neighbors and so on after a bad day at work. The picture tells it all.
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of a fiercely independent little red hen. I hope to hear more of her adventures!
ReplyDeleteThe dress she wears to the opera in that film is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteJohn you need to update your profile pic with the streamline you xx
let me lose another stone and you're on
ReplyDelete90 minute kip is not long enough! Its no good cutting out the booze, then skimping on the sleep! I know - I'm a nag! xxxxxx
ReplyDeleteAh, we should all have a George.
ReplyDeletePretty Woman!!! crap did not get here early today and i was beaten.
ReplyDeletelol
"... [Vivian slips an escargot while having dinner with Edward and Mr. Morse] "Oops... slippery little suckers!"
ReplyDeleteGreat story, John. Hope you're having a better night tonight. ♥
ReplyDeleteI was kidding about the prize - especially since I'm in the States. If you're serious, I'll send along my address. Be well!
ReplyDeleteWas it "Greyfriars Bobby"?
ReplyDeleteLove that photo John! Don't you love what dogs give us?!
ReplyDeleteI didn't stay at the film long enough to hear that line! One of two films I ever walked out of.
I knew the answer as soon as I read Page's comment. I guess that doesn't count.
ReplyDeleteLove the picture of you and George.
Congrats on the new hen and warn your neighbors-ha. Also, send some of that cold wet weather over here, please.
ReplyDeleteI saw a lovely dog in the pet shop yesterday. We have been three years dog-less and I'm starting to crack, and that pic of Meg and George has opened it even wider....
ReplyDeleteTrouble is, in a couple of weeks I am going to be painting in the pet shop so there'll be constant temptation in the form of For Sale fluffy bundles of yapping joy.