I am not too far gone to have hated the previous photo of me
So I have changed it for one of William chasing me
in front of the chalk cliffs of Botany Bay near Broadstairs
Somewhere in Kent
Well we got here in one piece........its 23.35 and I'm having a crafty gin and tonic in the living room of Sorrel's neat little maisonette after she, the Welsh terriers and Chris have all gone to bed.
Her pristine carpets remain pristine which was more than could be said for Chris' nephew's bedroom, which was liberally peppered with dog turds, just as I was tucking in to the tasty French vol au vents.
And so much of my evening has been spent scrubbing an 11 year old's carpet with a spare facecloth and dettol in front of 100 posters of Dr Who......
Hey Bloody Ho!
I haven't had time to catch up with blogs for a few days so please forgive me......
( I say this as I take one last swig of gin .......with my glass hand smelling somewhat of ...........
Happy Boxing Day
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Ps
Her pristine carpets remain pristine which was more than could be said for Chris' nephew's bedroom, which was liberally peppered with dog turds, just as I was tucking in to the tasty French vol au vents.
And so much of my evening has been spent scrubbing an 11 year old's carpet with a spare facecloth and dettol in front of 100 posters of Dr Who......
Hey Bloody Ho!
I haven't had time to catch up with blogs for a few days so please forgive me......
( I say this as I take one last swig of gin .......with my glass hand smelling somewhat of ...........
Happy Boxing Day
X
Ps
I have just been emailed this photo of turncoat George
who is staying at my sister's house
How quickly are we forgotton
( note the xmas scarf)
In laws
Off to see the in laws
down in Kent!
1. Dr Chris has already laid out enough outfits to keep the cast of Downton Abbey
in clothing for a month
2 Weather warnings have been posted for most of England
3. I have an awful predisposition for car sickness on long journeys !
3. I have an awful predisposition for car sickness on long journeys !
And
At 5.30 am Meg had me up and bleaching the kitchen floor after
She downloaded a particularly unpleasant and heavy bout of the shits!
Now where's Winnie's all singing fanny cloth when you need it?
I am now worried about my mother-in-law's pristine cream carpets
and marks and Spencer's best duvet set
and marks and Spencer's best duvet set
Hey ho
Post
This Christmas Card got to us yesterday
The envelope amused the postman no end
" you get a load of these strangely addressed cards and letters"
he quipped the other day when a Christmas card from Canada arrived with
The overly simple address of
John Gray,
Trelawnyd,
WALES
written on the envelope.
" There are a great many odd people out there" he joked
" there are a few very odd people living here" I answered.
" Bring On The Baby Jesus"
Christmas Eve has a pace all of its own
Jobs to be finished so to speak.
I've bought last minute gifts
and have caught up with Islwyn and animal helper Pat who will be animal sitting when we are away.
I've made a sherry trifle minutes before Mrs Trellis informed us that she will be bringing one down
to us this afternoon.
The lady from the Still House
sent around a card with crochet snowflakes in it
and Chris has prepared the Church for the Evening service
when Christine D ceremoniously " brings in the baby Jesus"
There's ham and picalilly for tea
and the only sound from inside the warm cozy cottage is the sound
of William carefully licking the wax from inside the ears of a near comatose Winnie.
and the only sound from inside the warm cozy cottage is the sound
of William carefully licking the wax from inside the ears of a near comatose Winnie.
HAVE A PEACEFUL AND HAPPY CHRISTMAS
Cheers!
Sometimes I say I have had a shitty shift at work
Today I really did have a shitty shift at work....
I was working alongside an affable despot of a nurse and the two of us had responsibility for three acutely ill patients
we skipped breaks because we had to, coped with bereaved families, hospital red tape and laughed loud and hard ( but with an edge) when I split my pants transferring a lady from one bed to another
After I got home, and after eating a load to shit from McDonalds
I received this Message
Today I really did have a shitty shift at work....
I was working alongside an affable despot of a nurse and the two of us had responsibility for three acutely ill patients
we skipped breaks because we had to, coped with bereaved families, hospital red tape and laughed loud and hard ( but with an edge) when I split my pants transferring a lady from one bed to another
After I got home, and after eating a load to shit from McDonalds
I received this Message
Fuck it if alcoholic pancreatitis doesn't kill me , something will !
Thanks for making today bearable x x
Merry Christmas x
Sent from Samsung Mobile
Happy christmas Greta
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The Good
But it remains something more than that.
For It underlines the good
Almost 2am
I've just done a 10 pm to 1am shift at Samaritans
It's an odd shift cos it's busy and I never have the ability to go to bed as soon as I get home
as I always have a need to unwind for an hour or so before retiring!
as I always have a need to unwind for an hour or so before retiring!
In the end, I started to judge the best Christmas card we have received
this year!
this year!
Marks were given for originality , humour and style
And after 26 minutes of deliberation
( I know get a life)
This is the winner!
A homemade card from blog reader Judith
My " oldest follower"
When I was on duty I did share with my fellow SAM my upset at
My secret Santa debacle
He asked me what I would have liked to have been given and
I suggested 6 scotch eggs
Or
The Walking Dead's Daryl Dixon action figure
My colleague nodded very slowly
Very
Very slowly
Hey ho
No one understands me
Nite nite
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