Oddments

The great-niece was a frozen fan and I found a naked Elsa and Anna in a charity shop and outfitted them for her Christmas box; 

they have the same measurements as Barbie.

Today’s trawl through the Facebook Archives brought up a load of little oddments: snapshots of life at Chateau Midden.

14 November 2009 at 12:27

Ferretfingers and I have just walked to Forest Hall, via St Bartholemew's graveyard to visit Grandpa & Grandma Ward and Uncle Stan & Auntie Larcombe's grave, and come back on the 63 bus.  Found some interesting fungi in the graveyard.

Sandy  What do you call a mushroom at a party

Sandy  A fungi to be with

14 November 2011

6 and a half jars of orange/lemon/lime marmalade made. Sharp but not bitter.

14 November 2014

Wet windy Friday morning has turned Thunderthighs' umbrella inside out

14 November 2021 at 10:10

The Xmas knitting required a little pulling out, picking up and starting again, but we are getting there.  What I am doing is small but challenging and sometimes requires the use of size 12 double pointed needles (apologies to those of you who won't understand).

14 November 2024 at 10.01

Teddy is asleep on the sunny windowsill and definitely dreaming because his ears, whiskers and front paws are going and he's making little growly hissy noises.

Cold Caller Baiting #36 Eva Brick?

From Facebook Archives

12 November 2025 at 13.07

Phone rings, 01271500983.

Pick up and say "Hello".

Long pause, then an oriental woman's voice (with background chatter) "Hello?"

"Hello."

"Hello ma’am, I am Eva and I'm calling about a free loft inspection."

"What about a free loft inspection?"

"Before we can get into that I have to ask you a few security questions."

"Well I have a few security questions too."

"Oh!" a little dismayed.

"Where are you calling from Eva?"

"The Energy Advice Centre."

"And where is the Energy Advice Centre?"

"Liverpool."

"Ah ... whereabouts in Liverpool?"

And there she was gone.

 

The other day satellite delayed Indian Dave promised me he would cut off my telephone and internet lines.

I think I replied with "Best of luck with than son."

Nothing's happened so far.

 

In And Out

From Facebook Archives

11 November 2025 at 18.03

And in other news I've just received £81.92 in repeat fees/residuals from the BBC for Smoggie Queens.

Nana Pat keeps on giving.

Mercy Shipskitchen  Does that mean if I rewatch it you get money? Coz I will happily give it another watch and then stick it on in the background whilst working from home

Bentonbag  I don't actually know how it works.

Bess Cavalier  Yay. My Smoggie says congratulations!

Song Kill  Well, this is a revelation; learnt something new today.

Bess Cavalier  Geordies from Newcastle, Mackems from Sunderland, Smoggies from Middlesbrough.

The next day

Bentonbag  I've just been into town to pay LDNE and Ouseburn bills and pay in Ernie cheques.  As I've had a windfall I took myself to Waterstones, mainly to look for a Christmas gift for Thunderthighs, but also to treat myself to a brand new paperback whodunnit.  

Ended up spending £55 on a book for him, five for me and a stocking filler.