Away T-shirt Stuff

From Facebook Archives

8 February 2010 at 21:54

It feels really strange without Thunderthighs in the house.  

I've put a hotwaterbottle in his bed so Felix doesn't miss him too much.

(Thunderthighs was on a residential school trip to the Calvert Trust)

8 February 2012 at 11:31

The t-shirt I won online from Danepak arrived today.  

XXL - grey bears a golden legend "Morning Person".

It might fit Thunderthighs 

8 February 2016 at 20:36

Fester's mahoosive sort out has left us with:-

    Scores of battered manilla pocket files;

    A couple of dozen lever arch/ring file binders, some knackered some not;

    Vast amounts of A4 paper, some clear, a lot written on one side or out of date 

        letterhead;

    A couple of dozen magazine boxes, labelled and a bit battered but still useable;

    Card file boxes and cards;

    A six inch high pile of large postcard/A5 sized cards with black and white outline 

        gridded maps of Tyne&Wear on one side.

If anyone can find a use for them and wants them let me know and you can come and get them - or I could bring them to you ...

 

See also https://bentonbag.blogspot.com/2021/01/more-fing-gondolas.html

Meeting Compliment

From Facebook archives

7 February 2024 at 16:19

This morning's LDNE board SWOT analysis and governance meeting was not as painful as it might have been; actually it was almost enjoyable and certainly informative.

Mind you my mood wasn't enhanced by the surgery ringing me half way through to ask if I could make an appointment for his father and I with the Physician’s Assistant to discuss Ferretfingers' weight and diet, and please could I take his blood pressure night and morning for a week (Ferretfingers’ that is).  

Like either of those things are likely to happen.  

I did tell the receptionist that the PA really wouldn't enjoy a meeting with Fester, even if he were to go, as she would probably end up getting dog's abuse (as they say around here), not that he would go anyway. 

I'll leave the look on his face when I told him about it to your imagination.

Mrs Treasurer  Glad you almost enjoyed this morning’s meeting!!

7 February 2025 at 16.20

Isn't it odd.

Someone says something unpleasant to me and it's shrugged off.

Someone says something really nice to or about me and I'm nearly in tears.

Mrs Poet  You lovely daftie! 

 

It is seven years since this happened

https://bentonbag.blogspot.com/2020/02/hospital-log-1.html

Ferretfingers has demanded a chocolate cake each year to celebrate the anniversary. 

Weather & Travel

From Facebook Archives

5 February 2013 at 12:36

Snow!

Kentishlady No!!!

5 February 2013 at 23:28

School has managed to wangle Thunderthighs a Concessionary bus pass for travel training sessions/lessons (like he needs them!):   

which means we've also been able to get him a Metro gold card (£25 for a year's travel); 

which means his exploration of the local public transport systems will cost virtually nothing 

- so much less expensive on daddy's pocket.

5 February 2023 at 14.35

First day this year I've had the windows open to air the bedrooms and living room.

Also first afternoon coffee in the back garden suntrap.

FifiD  Same here!!

Paganess  Bloody freezing here, frost on the grass most of the day!

5 February 2025 at 20.57

After a fraught few days and a problem solved I am going to put myself on the outside of a large glass of Baileys.

It won't be the only reason I shall sleep slightly sounder tonight.

Tylebach  I may very well join you. I hope you’re ok Ben xxx

Bentonbag  I am now. Diolch. Dim dost. Bod yn cadeirydd bwrdd yr ymddiriedolwyr ac yn angen prif swyddog gweithredol newydd. Diolch i Duw am google-cyfieith

Tylebach  Dim yn rhwydd i ti xxx

Shipskitchen  Baileys? What’s wrong with pastis tomate?

Bentonbag  If only I had some Ricard, grenadine, ice and South of France sunshine ....

 

Lidl Flowers Salutation

From Facebook Archives

4 February 2011 at 12:45

Went to Lidl with Fester this morning with no incident or accident.

Beaverbrook  You're just hanging back for bets aren't you 😛

Bentonbag  To quote himself "it's not worth opening a book on."

4 Februaury 2022 at 15:51

What a lovely treat. 

Cousin Daisy Just called with a bunch of flowers for me.

"I've been reading your blogs and thought you needed cheering up."

It will look wonderful when those daffodils open out in a day or two.

4 February 2025 at 22.40

Fester  is forever getting spam emails from learned journals asking him to submit his latest paper.  

Very often the journals are far outwith his expertise, being a PhD type doctor there have been some interesting ones.  

He never replies.   

They always get binned or spammed.   

But some of the attempts to get a reply do amuse, especially if you know him.  

I've just opened one with the salutation

"Dear Dr Fester,

May your day be filled with beautiful thoughts and happy moments."

Mrs Quilt  So like our own learned scientist.

 

See also

https://bentonbag.blogspot.com/2023/02/not-that-sort-of-doctor.html 

https://bentonbag.blogspot.com/2024/02/not-that-sort-of-doctor-again.html 

https://bentonbag.blogspot.com/2024/02/still-not-that-sort-of-doctor.html 

 

Paperback Reader

Thanks to being the youngest child and being read to by Bigsister and our doting Grampa (we all lived in the same house) I can’t remember a time when I couldn’t read.

I do remember when I realised I could read ‘inside my head’ rather than out loud and didn’t have to follow the words with my finger.

I love reading but once I open a book I’m fairly lost and nothing gets done.   

So reading is confined to holidays, weekends away with Pearl, hot summer days and, last year, sitting by a bedside in hospital.

I have far too many books so I’ve now started a one-in-one-out system.  

Most of my paperbacks come from and go to a charity shop, with the ones I’ve really enjoyed passed on to family and friends.

From Facebook Archives

2 February 2025 at 22.40

Saturday morning lie in until the boys have all gone out.

Ferretfingers gives me his 1st of the month £5 (don't ask)

Faff about on facebook and online.

Phone Middlesister who's has had a virus, is recovering slowly but not feeling great and getting bored.  I offer to send her the last four books I've read and she in return will send me a jumper that is too big for her now.

Check when FourLaneEnds Post Office shuts on a Saturday: 2.30pm.

Deal with a small domestic emergency.

Get dressed, wrap books, pick up rag-bags for St Oswalds, leave the house about quarter past two,

Outside the Post Office at 14.18 (by my watch which is a couple of minutes fast) door shut and locked, despite sign saying Saturday closing is 2.30.

Stomp around to St Oswalds Hospice shop, dump ragbags and scour bookshelves. 

Come away with four Anne Cleves (3 Veras and a Devon one) and Mel Geidroc's first novel*.

So that's 4 books almost out, 5 books in this week and 2 Ian Rankins Fester got me in a charity shop last week.

Which brings my paperbacks to read up to 20.

*The Best Things, which I thoroughly enjoyed and have passed on to Mrs Leftfoot.