After The Fair

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31 July 2022 at 11:24

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Yesterday morning's craft do at Earsdon was interesting if probably unprofitable, but it was good to get the charity's name out in public. 

As usual there were a few people who are probably in need of LDNE's services. 

The problem is raising hopes that might be unfulfilled.

Anyway it was nice spending a morning with Mrs Pattern, Mrs Workyticket and 

Ms Dachshund and I bought myself a little bit of Delft for only £1 - like I need another bit of blue&white china! 

I even got Fester and the boys to come along on the bus for some cakes and bakes. 

He actually bought some cards and 'stuff for you' which I will no doubt get on my birthday. 

The next one is at Blyth, so they may appear at that too.

Today's blog was freshly written this morning.

Ironing awaits.

I haven't done any for weeks, Ferretfingers is half way down his pile of clean and is running out of summer pyjamas.

And I've promised myself a nice soak in the bath.

Miracles

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30 July 2025 at 10.52

He brings me coffee and as he's leaving the office pauses to say 

"You'll be glad to know that I'm wearing three - THREE - clean items of clothing."

I notice he has NEW trousers on and comment on that.

"Yes, thanks to the demise of the white ones.  44 inch waist.   

I tried some other 44inch ones in that wardrobe and they didn't come over my thighs."

"As long as the other two clean things aren't socks."

"No; underpants and shirt."

Compo lives.

And a trip to St Oswalds with full carrier bags is in the offing

30 July 2025 at 11.18

Today we shall be mostly shifting bits of spare carpet about.*

Yesterday evening Fester, Thunderthighs and I worked as a team on the loft landing putting back all his boxes of books, my boxes and bags of yarn, the crib Fred (Fester’s father) made for Ferretfingers, and other stuff.

Somehow we managed to use less space; nobody bashed their head on anything and there was no shouting or swearing.

Miracles do happen.

*see yesterday’s blog

 

Getting There A Bit More

Nobody seems to sell blancmange powder any more, vital for my trifles as I hate cold custard.  Mrs Quilt has since supplied us with a dozen or more sachets which will keep us in trifle ingredients for a few years.

When Ferretfingers finally came home from hospital after his ankle infection (how simple that sounds!) we had weekly Community Nurse visits to clean the wound and replace his pico-vac dressing.

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29 July 2022 at 14:49

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Late today as first thing this morning was taken up with making blancmange for Ferretfingers’ birthday tea. 

I usually make a trifle for birthday tea but Ferretfingers refuses to touch it.   

But if I make jelly, blancmange and whip in separate bowls he will put them together in his dish.

Tomorrow I shall be off before 8 to set up a LDNE stall at a craft fair in Errington Hall, Earsdon (near Whitley Bay) so if you're in the neighbourhood...

Mrs Quilt  Did you find proper blancmange?

Bentonbag   Fester found some sachets in Morrisons a while ago.

Mrs Quilt lucky!

29 July 2025 at 18.55

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I was going to blog this morning but the carpet fitters arrived early and I didn't want to disturb them by going up and downstairs and in and out of the office too much.

Then there was Ferretfingers' birthday tea.

The fitters have done a lovely job - including shifting all the boxes and bags of books and yarn on the top landing.  Those are all now in Thunderthighs' penthouse and will have to be shifted back this evening.

The new stairs and landing carpet is 'fern green' slightly darker than the one that was put down in 2012, and it feels a lot plusher on the feet.

Adam was our community nurse today.  From now on he/they will be coming once a week, on a Tuesday, as a lot of the wound has closed and the rest is scab with skin growing underneath and 'a healthy blood supply'.  So another strange stab of emotion at the news, mostly relief I suppose.

Anyway those boxes won't shift themselves. ...

 

The Zeitgeist

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28 July 2019 at 09:41

Last night in bed we did the Guardian Weekend quiz (not a euphemism) and got a paltry 9.

Fester "Who the hell knows about Katy Perry?"

Me “You're not au-fait with the zeitgeist.”

"I'm au-fait with my zeitgeist"

“That's not the same as everyone else's zeitgeist.”

"Maybe, but then I'm the only bloke I know with perfect taste."

Drummerman  So not suffering from weltschmerz then...

Bentonbag  Don't know.  What are the symptoms?  Can you get cream for it?

Drummerman  I’m told Dr Schadenfreude is an excellent source.

Bentonbag  I didn't ask for sauce I asked for cream.

Drummerman  OK, try Mr Munch, then https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Scream

McChurch  "Au fait wiv `is zeitgeist"?  I know we`re all super enthusiastic Europeans, but let`s not get bleedin` carried away!