Sunday

 We had a long walk to y shed this morning to have breakfast and Leo picked MinecraftThe Movie as his afternoon out treat with Pizza Express as a follow up. The film was the worst film I’ve ever seen but the chicken salad was quite a lovely surprise. 

Tonight is vegging with a beer

Movies, Pizza and Dogs

 

Leo was delayed in Crewe, so I picked him up in Chester. We started the day with pizza at Chester Market then a horror film Final Destination BloodLines which showed more unique ways to kill the average Joe than could be imagined by your usual serial killer.

We did some serious dog lurve , ate sausage and chips on the beach and visited my sisters before going to see Thunderbolts which was, surprisingly entertaining for a superhero movie

After the film we had a hour and a half discussion about the best of Bond Girls before bed

I’m totally fucked

Leo

  Leo will be arriving soon, I’m waiting for his train to arrive . 

I wrote this about him six year ago it’s worth a revisit

“ it’s  my nephew Leo's birthday today

He's a late teen.

He is Chris's nephew and not my blood relative and our relationship is text

 

based with a heavy biase towards adventure movies, superheroes, DVDs and tv.

I love the intermittent " conversations" we have

I'm incredibly fond of the boy who is now almost a man .

Three years ago now we took Leo to London on a shopping expedition after a booked trip to see the Star Wars exhibition at the O2. 

The trip went mighty fine. 

But I remember one moment when we crossed the road near Trafalgar Square  the noise of a nearby  group of protesters suddenly rose to a crescendo. 

I remember thinking that sudden loud noises may be a potential problem for Leo and I wondered , a bit helplessly, just what I could do to make things easier.

I need not have worried

Quietly Leo slipped his hand into mine as we crossed the road and held it firmly until we moved into a quieter part of central London.

I remember being terribly moved by this tiny but very human moment of the visit.

History

 I found these two videos which give a little background to The Gop and to the Trelawnyd name. He has a great voice too

Operation Dog Snot Removal

 My ex’s nephew arrives on Saturday morning. Now I know that he won’t be bothered hat the cottage looks like , but I will

After seeing clients I’m racing around with the carpet cleaner, 

Fabreeze is my best friend

Leo is an easy guest.

Already I’ve set him homework to see what films he wants to see that are showing within a twenty mile radius and we will make a day of it. 

'Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay'

I remember little of my childhood, 

Sometimes I wonder if that is normal 

But lying in bed this morning, a song got stuck 

A mind worm from god knows where

My grandmother pulling up her simple blue dress, kicking her legs in the garden as she sang her own version 

“ Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay

Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-de-ay!

My knickers flew away 

They came back yesterday”

And I remember crying with laughter

The Class of 25

We are meeting up for drinks in a couple of weeks so I mooched off early as I hate goodbyes

It’s almost four years to the day since I planted my laburnum in the Churchyard

I remembered this on the way home

She’s a strapping young tree now, full of blossom 

“ Happiness is when old men plant trees the shade of which they will never sit”

 

John Garrison - Never Far From Me

One of the simplest and most lovely of songs

In the library today, last day of college tomorrow.

It doesn’t feel quite real, three years of study almost 

The Welsh are asleep in the kitchen chair and Bun is skipping in the garden quite alone.

Like old William before her, she’s chasing honey bees, amid the yellow Welsh poppies and the purple alliums

Like a loon

Suddenly there comes the distant rumble of thunder from across the valley

And she races for home