Saturday, 26 July 2025

Every Mother Is A Working Mother

From Facebook Archives, when the boys were a lot younger
26 July 2011 at 14:05
My day so far: 
    up, wash, dress; 
    make Ferretfingers' bait*; 
    breakfast; 
    nag Ferretfingers into getting dressed; 
    everyone into car; 
    to Beacon Hill for Playscheme; 
    to Nafferton Farm with Fester; 
    to Royal Quays for Thunderthighs’ new trousers; 
    to Lidl Byker; 
    home; 
    toast for lunch; 
    to Nafferton Farm for Fester;
    home.
To do: 
    washing up; 
    load washer; 
    fetch Ferretfingers from Playscheme; 
    ironing ....
Fifi D  You haven't got time for a paid job!!!! X
Bentonbag  Not in the holidays certainly.  How are you and the TwinCousin** getting along?
Fifi D  We are both well and off to Italy in a few weeks to see the other cousins!! X
Ernextdoor  A woman's work is never done xx hopefully you will get chance to put your feet up later xx  If not I have a spare room xx

*NE venacular for ‘packed lunch’ or as his Sheffield born father says ‘packing up’ or ‘snap’.

** Fifi D is my first cousin's daughter, but there's been a generation slip.  Her daugher and my Thunderthighs were born on the same day, Twin Cousin at 4pm and him at 7pm.

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