Tales of Chateau Midden

Life with Fester, Ferretfingers and Thunderthighs: an obsessive entomologist turning mining historian and our two autistic sons. This blog has been prompted by family and friends reading facebook posts and saying "You should write a book". But I don't know how to go about that so they'll have to make do with this.

Friday, 12 December 2025

A Handful Of Christmas Baubles

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from the Facebook Archives Some years we are more organised than others   12 December 2009 at 22:2 8 The tree is up and half decorated a...
Thursday, 11 December 2025

History Repeating

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Or at least the Facebook Archives are … 11 December 2009 at 13:48 Fester, God bless him, has just hoovered the stairs Fifi D   You see...
Wednesday, 10 December 2025

Planner Bags Block

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From Facebook Archives 1 0 December 2017 at 23:22 The only thing I've achieved today is making a 2018 wall planner for the office....
Tuesday, 9 December 2025

Round-Robin Dr Who

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  9 December 2016 at 20:53 Mrs Leftfoot and Bentonbag on a wild night out in Byker, at a soiree in the Cumberland Arms organised by the la...
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Housewife, chauffeuse, carer, well-educated, articulate, earth-mother; getting bolshier with age.

Bentonbag
Almost all the names in this blog have been changed to protect the innocent/guilty. Bentonbag is a part Welsh/ Geordie/Scots/Irish/English (?Scandinavian?) old-fashioned, well educated, articulate, obstinate earth-mother housewife, carer and chauffeuse ( husband does not drive) getting more bolshie and shorter-fused with age (if that's possible). Sons' autism is my excuse for giving up PR freelancing. Born in Tidworth Military Hospital. Raised in Manordeilo. Educated at Cwmifor CP, Llandeilo Grammar, Tregib Comprehensive, Newcastle University. Married, widowed, lived with Fester for 2 decades and 2 children before marrying again. Until 2013 I was a member of Tyne Bridge, a women's North West Clog Morris team: my clogs and bells are on a long loan to Mrs Leftfoot's daughter. I have also danced in Cotswold Morris and Rapper Sword dance teams. Rapper is the North East's own tradition, originally danced by miners in pit villages.
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