After just 2 hours sleep , I met a friend in McDonalds’ car park for a side by side car chat and coffee.
After that I bought a rubber Chicken at Lidl and squeezed it around the aisles like a badly behaved toddler
When I got home I brandished it at Trendy Carol ( in her muted winter ensemble ) and Animal Helper Pat as they passed the cottage, neither looked unduly impressed or shocked.
Oh it’s nice not to be working
I’ve lit the fire and the fairy lights.
I’ve squeezed the chicken at a near hysterical Winnie
And I’ve hung my latest piece of art
Three bespoke made puffins in flight
The art wall is now complete
I’m so happy to be home
What a happy , yet calming look.
ReplyDeleteI’m glad it’s finished
DeleteNo it's not. You know that it's not.
DeleteYes, mr Freud
DeleteYou are right
Lovely!
ReplyDeleteWe are never too old to have fun with toys. I can see a couple more spaces on that wall.
ReplyDeleteDon’t tempt me
DeleteYou can straighten them all out with a dab of Museum Wax at the bottom of each one. Yes, I agree with travel. LOL
ReplyDeleteYes a few need a straighten ,it’s a daily job
DeleteLove those puffins!
ReplyDeleteI love those puffins. Did someone make them specially for you? I'd love some! Your wall looks brilliant. Enjoy a cosy night, I bet the chickens squeak is gone soon if my dog is anything to go by!! x
ReplyDeleteThey are bespoke , I will give you the artists’ details
Deletehttps://folksy.com/shops/BlueToucan/collections/297431-plant-pot-decoration
DeleteThanks John, I've been over for a look and she has some lovely items but I still like the Toucans best. Going to place an order. x
DeleteTell them Ibigged them up, I want some discount
DeleteI love the puffins. They look a bit aboriginal.
ReplyDeleteThat’s EXACTLY why I liked them nick
DeleteI love your gallery wall! Yes!
ReplyDeleteVery inspiring.
And doggies are cray about their toys! I know a Frenchie that carries her little ball EVERYWHERE.
XOXO
I’ve had to hide the chicken in the fridge
DeleteI dunno John, there's still a little space on that wall. I predict some other charming piece will grab your heart before too long. I'm disappointed in your neighbor's unimpressed response to your rubber chicken antics. The irreverence of a brightly-squozen rubber chicken should bring out the child in everyone!
ReplyDeleteI used to drive my husband mad in the supermarket by constantly squeezing any on show
DeleteI love puffins! Squeaky rubber chickens close runners-up of course
ReplyDeleteI have a thing for squeezing rubber chickens in public
DeleteI squeeze one every evening John-I know it sounds odd but I have a large one at my front door hanging on a knob.I like to do things in order at the end of each day.Close the door to the sitting room,tinkle the bell,squeeze the chicken and activate the fairy nearby x
DeleteI find squeezing rubber chickens strangely attractive
DeleteYes,I agree-squeeze inflate,squeeze inflate-very satisfyingly John x
DeleteStop it!
DeleteMave tell her
She's unstoppable I suspect.
DeleteYes Mave-"ain't no stopping me now"x
DeleteNor I now I have my new leg and car. X
DeleteSide to side car chat is a great idea for a meet up under current world conditions.
ReplyDeleteThe coffee is surprisingly good too
DeleteMcDonald's coffee is at least equal to any other. And I had a triple cheeseburger off the new Saver menu today, which was £2.19 and nearly 600 kilocalories well spent. Prime British beef, I am assured. There are many McDonalds snobs out there. Not moi.
DeleteYour art wall has become a gallery. I love the puffins... and the rubber chicken. Did the girls love the chicken, as well?
ReplyDeleteI’ve had to hide him in the fridge
DeleteOoh, that would be dangerous around here. I might try to cook it. What am i saying? Not a chance in hell I'd try to cook ANYTHING. It might be safer in our fridge.
DeleteOut of all the things that catch my eye on your wall. I am most taken with that little plush toy animal sitting on the rad. He has such a 'poor little devil' look about him and l want to give him a cuddle and say there, there, all is well!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, yeah l know and l have def not been drinking .. ...yet!
p.s. that chicken reminds me of that Spitting Image song "stick a deck chair up your nose "lalala.
Tess xx
That is Colin my stuffed chameleon
DeleteRick has a squeaky bunny. We have a supply of replica bunnies so that he doesn't get heartbroken when Mr Bunny eventually disintegrates or becomes so disgusting that he goes in the bin. Love the puffins.
ReplyDeleteI had forgotten just how obsessed Winnie gets with squeaky chickens
DeleteThe puffins are darling and complete your wall of art perfectly.
ReplyDeleteFlying high
Deletea masterpiece of artwork; the puffins are cool.
ReplyDeleterubber chicken in the fridge; don't try to eat it or use it for soup!
It’s the only place that it’s safe...Winnie has already opened the cupboards looking for it
DeleteI love the puffins. Did you commission them?
ReplyDeleteNo ,but they are hand made
DeleteI want to lay on your couch and look at the wall and maybe take a nap..
ReplyDeletePatty
That would be hard. The couch is in the living room xxxx
DeleteYour art wall is beautiful!! Wishing you sunshine for your days off :)
ReplyDeleteDay off
DeleteI’m back working long day Sunday xx
Lovely art wall with colorful and special mementos. The puffins in flight are the perfect addition, too.
ReplyDeleteWhen our sons were small, we had an identical rubber chicken. I had no idea that they were international.
Enjoy your days off and spend them as you wish to.
Hugs!
I was hoping to go to the cinema tomorrow but there’s nothing open
DeleteBlasted covid! Sorry you cannot go to the cinema. Have you any DVDs and popcorn at home so you can have your own movie time? You could Zoom the movie with some friends.
DeleteHugs!
I thought that squeezing the rubber chicken was a euphemism.
ReplyDeleteIt’s the nearest I’m getting to sex recently
DeleteAnd still puffin'.
DeleteI love the puffins and the rubber chicken! The art wall is magnificent and I predict there will still be additions from time to time.
ReplyDeleteThank u bonnie
DeleteAh, whimsy! And charm. And...rubber chicken.
ReplyDeleteA lovely day.
I’ve locked him into the fridge to keep him out of winnies gaze
DeleteI love those puffins.
ReplyDeleteSome other good news that delights me, and you may find solace in: https://handmadescotcheggs.co.uk/shop-front/
Oh be still my beating heart
DeleteI've missed my annual trip to their HQ in Herefordshire. We're usually there for the Malvern Autumn show at the end of September. Through the summer, the hold a pizza night the last Saturday of the month in the camping field behind the shop, and the final one of the year in September has coincided with our visit. Lovely, relaxed events where every one is made welcome.
DeleteThe following day, before we head home, we make a point of stopping at the nest for one of their buck rarebits, cake & coffee, before a spree in the deli stocking up on extra Scotch eggs & other local Herefordshire fare to keep the mood going for a few more days. A couple of years ago I even bought some bulbs of the local strain of wild daffodil. A branch of my Nan's family lived in the nearby village s in the 1500's, so planting a few hanfuls of Dymock daffodils in my front lawn gives me a bit of Herefordshire in early spring.
I love that feeling of being off work, even for a day.
ReplyDeleteBut then, who wouldn't love it, I guess :)
Was Winnie hysterical because she likes or dislikes the rubber chicken?
She adores toys
DeleteShe was brought up with them and gets very possessive of them
there's an empty spot top right. maybe a puffin will fly over and fill it. they are awfully cute.
ReplyDeletePerhaps lol
DeleteLove your art wall!
ReplyDeleteThank you pat.... I am still so happy you are back old friend
DeleteThat's a very nicely done art wall. The puffins in flight above the art are a nice addition. Buying art is not typical shopping as in having something specific in mind. It seems, somehow the art speaks to the purchaser and the buy is completed. At least this is how I buy art. I predict your collection will grow over time.
ReplyDeleteIt’s been a real psychological journey
DeleteAnd a necessary one
Before I started , there was only only lovely print framed there one of a church and a fox , one that reminded me of the village...
Chris took it
And my art wall needed to feel that void
Fill
DeleteJohn, you do decorating so well! I love those puffins. Artwork is a very personal expression of oneself, so creating "your cottage" says such a lot, don't you think. I'll follow your link to the artist.
ReplyDeleteThe “ art wall “is going to be one of the final chapters in the book
DeleteWinnie's doing well if she still gets excited over a squeaky chicken!
ReplyDeleteYour art wall looks great! And Winnie is a dear. Never too old to get hysterical!
ReplyDeleteShe loved a rubber bird
DeleteI used to have flying Nuns, nicked by a daughter, flying puffins hmmm.
ReplyDeleteFlying nuns ......so gay
DeleteLovely John, just wonderful !
ReplyDeleteparsnip xx
Xx
DeleteWhat a wonderful gallery you have.
ReplyDeleteMy yellow Labrador has a yellow fox squeaky. We call it Baby. She loves that thing. Some pet toys have squeaks that are indestructible. Thankfully Baby fits that.
ReplyDeleteYou seem to satisfy a deep need to tell your own story through the art you display. I do that, too. Love the puffins! Sending love and hugs to you, - Mary
ReplyDeleteThe wall has been a journey of sorts
DeleteOne through the grief of a divorce I didn’t want.
Each piece of art is a step towards acceptance and independence
Does that make sense?
A difficult journey but traveled well. I believe.
DeleteCheaper than my journey as I moved house three times on my journey.
Luuuuuuuurv the Puffins
ReplyDeleteI’m happy you are happy
ReplyDeleteI love the wall of art. It says who you are.
ReplyDeleteIf you ever need a reason to laugh out loud, google 'horse playing with rubber chicken'.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Debby - best laugh in ages! I've sent it on to several people who need cheering up.
DeleteYou have to love a rubber chicken!
ReplyDeleteElsie destroyed her rubber chicken in about 5 mins. I told Tesco (where I bought it) and they sent me a £5 voucher.
ReplyDeleteLove the wall of art! Is the chicken still in one piece?
ReplyDeleteIt won’t be.
DeleteI’ve had to ration it
Presently it’s in the fridge
I tied mine in a cotton supermarket bag and they last a few more minutes longer with my terror terrier x
DeleteYour art wall is delightful. I'm not surprised that no one raises an eyebrow at your antics ! X
ReplyDeleteLove Puffins. Very nice. All on their own. That is quite the gallery. You should feature each in a solo shot, so we get a sense of your taste. I appreciate anyone who appreciates art. And art takes many forms. Love your antics with the rubber chicken. Milton Berle would be proud of you. How nice that you know all your neighbors. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteSweet...a man who loves his home...can't believe you
ReplyDeleteare still running about footloose and fancy free. Tis hard to find a good looking man who makes a nice home,cooks delicious meals, paints furniture,sings in a choir, gardens, squeezes rubber chickens at the neighbours and has a job. Mystified.!
Wait until his book is published to rave reviews and he has film producers clamoring to buy the rights!!
DeleteWait until his book is published to rave reviews and he has film producers clamoring to buy the rights!!
DeleteWait until his book is published to rave reviews and he has film producers clamoring to buy the rights!!
DeleteLol
DeleteI want a squeaky toy too.
ReplyDeleteI love your colorful art wall! Is Dorothy afraid of the rubber chicken?
ReplyDeleteI love your sense of whimsy. I find whimsy helps enliven the days.
ReplyDeleteWhen I worked in the county library we mailed boxes of book requests to our farthest branch. We’d toss a rubber chicken in the box that we’d fill with candies that got stuffed through the hole it its butt. It made us laugh at the disgustingness of filling or emptying it. This chicken was mailed back and forth many times. One day someone put it somewhere in the main library room for patrons to find. He was still being moved about when I retired.
Our precious Mr. Beasley had a cloth frisbee that I’d cut the cloth center out of. He’d carry it around as a precious treasure. He was able to flip it into the air and catch it. Sometimes he’d put his head through it and wear it like a necklace.
Toys with squeakers have short life spans at our house, but the rubber rat would appear when you least expected.
The chicken will feature in many new posts deArheart x
DeleteLove the flying Puffins and with your art wall complete, I hope you have another available surface ready to hold future purchases.
ReplyDeleteWith your trio of Puffins and my trio of flying Pugs, Hilda's flying ducks will be going out of fashion ;-)
I love those puffins. Where did you get them from?
ReplyDeleteI have a rubber chicken that belonged to my mother. I love the chicken.
See previous comments for the link
DeleteThe art wall is delicious as are those puffins. I was astounded one year when looking out at the ocean whilst I was in a b and b by the sea to observe puffins bobbing up and down on he waves. I had never seen one in the flesh so to speak. Love that Winnie gets hysterical over a rubber squeaky chicken. I would love to see her antics.
ReplyDeleteJo in Auckland
What a cozy sitting area you have John I love all the art each with a story to tell. I'm gland that Winnie still has enough spunk to get so much fun out of a rubber chicken.
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