An Old Cheap Plate
I was rushing after I locked the animals up
And knocked a plate from the bedroom wall as I was undressing for a bath.
It was just an old plate,
It had no mark on it
It had no monetary value.
Chris was in bed and looked up from his book
" was that your mother's plate?" He asked
" it was" I said simply and hurried off for my bath.
And there I cried for a very short minute or so
Mourning for a cheap plate.
When my mother died I was the one that cleared out her home.
Her style, was very different to her children's
And so most of her household items were sold off.
My sisters I think took her jewellery and photos for safekeeping
There wasn't much else of value
I took a little ginger jar with a chipped lid, a jam making pan
And a green and cream patterned plate which always hung on the wall.
The fact that I had chosen this keepsake eluded me then
And the upset , I felt at its silly destruction an hour or so ago
Surprises me now
Hey ho
Prestatyn Weekly 1926
I found this old local newspaper dating from January 6th 1923 when I was clearing out bric-a-brac
It makes for a fascinating read...
I noticed with amusement that on the front page it was reported that on January 1st rail fares of Great Britain were reduced by one farthing per mile! An event "that's been received with satisfaction by railway travellers throughout the country."
Wasn't there a depression on?
Boob Cakes
I am feeling just a tad nauseous
A case of too much butter icing licked
I left the strimmer cable in the car today, and Chris took it to work
And so instead of tidying up the field, I have spent most of the afternoon making
Cakes for the open day
I think I over did the pink icing thing
I've gone all Friggin' Barbie
The Ukrainian Village Pond
For weeks now, village character Islwyn has been tinkering around the field borders constructing me a temporary pond. The idea , planning, implementation and positioning has been his baby so to speak, I have just watched benignly from the side lines as a collection of sullen teenage helpers from the village have beavered away creating a shallow saucer pond that measures around fifteen feet in diameter , that is fed by a small canal which tapers away from the spring that runs along the field boundary.
This morning the geese, who are naturally cautious characters, gave the whole water park thing a go for the very first time
Some village wag commented that the Ukrainian Village will be having street lights installed next!
Me thinks the village will have to be named real soon
In The Eye Of The Beholder
We had a busy shift last night
In the changing room after we had handed over our patients to a clean and scrubbed awake staff
The other male nurses and I climbed wearily into our home clothes
My home clothes consisted of dirty T shirt, dusty kneed pants and my trusty mud stained crocs
I stood in front of two of the more immaculate looking Filipino nurses
And as I looked down at my somewhat eclectic attire
I said wistfully to no one in particular
" I used to be beautiful"
they didn't stop laughing until they reached the main entrance
Licking Bosoms Into Shape
Early this morning, I have tidied bosoms in readiness for the open day
I will bag up potatoes to sell on the day, and should have spare cabbages and kale too
The only company I had was radio 4 and the three geese, who waited patiently for spare sprout leaves which they took gently from my hand
It's a no news kind of day
Blue Eyes
So I took annual leave
And now I am wide awake and it's 23.57pm
Chris is in bed
The dogs are all snoring on the couch
And even Albert is having catty dreams on the back of my armchair
I think I will raid the fridge and watch STAR TREK......
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