General Chat

Puffs and pants onto the thread, and flops into the chair.

Good evening ladies, I have been traipsing all over Essex looking for dear Cherry, and have not found her yet. She has gawn missing.

Pat-trish-aaah did not have to pedal as we are now motorised, but Essex is quite a large county.

Hellooo dear Upsidedown Susan. I hope you are going authentic with your curry, and having poppadoms and all the works.

Of course Stream Hospital is in the country. Constable Haywain and Constable Mill gave us full instructions, and we now have a sat-nav on the handlebars.

I am pleased your Fruit is having a high old time on the high seas dear Teresa. She will literally be a woman of the world when she returns home. Of course with a lovely tan.

Lesley dear, I hope you too are looking for the missing Cherry dear. It is dreadful to have lost ones Cherry!

I have not been paddling at all dear, far too chilly.

Take care dears, keep warm
Auntie Petunia

Hot Susan, hot!!!!!!!!!! :-S chance would be a fine thing it's sooooooo cold and dank here and getting dark at 4pm.

Me and Lesley live but a sones throw from Constable and Gainsborough country. It's very pretty :-D

I've seen a few Ladies who look like Auntie in Frinton Lesley. They tuck there long frocks in their undergarments when paddling in the sea :-D


Teresa

Hello Ladies

Susan twas not me but Constable Mill that mentioned the Stream Hospital:-D

Maybe Auntie Petunia you have joined CC and the other ladies and gentlemen in the genteel retreat of Frinton on Sea................were the gentlemen still doff there hats when greeting a lady :-)

Teresa glad to hear FTE is okay :-) I hope the weather soon improves for all. with FTY playing his guitar at least the house won't seem quiet :-D

Hello Ladies,

It is 7pm Tuesday evening, I have been outside painting the ruddy fence. We have had the hottest day today, first good one for the season. I am sipping on a sav to rehydrate myself :-D.

Teresa, nice to see you back. I am glad to hear fruit is settled. I am sure she will find sunshine around the next bay ;-). Hope her room mates are nice people?
I think FTY must cost you a fortune in shoes and trousers... He still has some growing to do. My brother is over 6'. I am a shorty by comparison. Oh for longer legs :-(.

~~~~~~ to Petunia and Lesley. Constable Haywain indeed, next you will be telling me Stream Hospital is in the country??? .

OH and I did visit a Constable exhibition here in NZ. I think every ones Nana had a 'print' hanging in their lounge... Now I wonder what Constable would make of my piece of modern art?. Confused beyond all get out, I should think.

I hope CC is having a lovely time away. As they say, a change is as good as a rest. Though why I don't know... Answers on tha back of a postcard please :-D.

Time to think about cooking some dinner. Chicken Korma tonight, easy, quick and quite delicious - if you like a curry...

Have a lovely day,

Susan...

I have just been reading the past posts Ladies, thank you for all your best wishes to FTE. It's been a bit strange but I'm back on normal service now :-D

I hope all is well with the car Lesley and hope that all is well with baby E at the special hospital.

Your dress is lovely Susan, I may need to borrow it at at later stage next summer. I have a dear friends sons wedding :-D

Cherry have fun in Frinton and try not to wander any further down the coast where the pubs and takeaways are :-D

Thank you for waving offff FTE Auntie. The lace kerchief was needed :-(

Tally Ho for now, I'm feeding FTY who is now FTY who is two inches taller than his dear Mama and 4inches taller than his Grandmama. He is still a lot shorter than papa and Grandpapa who are 6 foot 2 and 6 foot :-D

Teresa

Never fear Ladies :-D

Dear Cherry took a turn down the A12 and is heading past the very police station where Lesley had her unfortunate bump. She's nipping up towards the Roundabout and is heading for........ Oh I thought she was on her way to Mersea Island but she's heading up toward the uni and on to Frinton on Sea for some genteel company and a pint in the pub on the way :-D


FTE is settled in the top bunk and is in Portugal at the moment. You will be encouraged to know that they too have cold and rainy weather. At least our weather is free and unlike the poor paying passengers we have not forked out a small fortune for the pleasure :-(

FTY is playing the guitar away from the crowds in the lounge :-D he likes to plug it in the amp :-( it sounds like we are in the mosh pit at Milton Keynes :-S

Toddle pip for now

Teresa

Auntie Petunia I am so surprised that Constable Haywain was unable to give you any information............. it was his lifetime friend Constable Mill that was the police spokesperson and he that said lady had been taken to the Stream Hospital. :-D

Must dash as I have a dance reserved..............Oh dear I am late.

Lesley, good evening to you dear.

How thoughtful of your to post that a stray tuk tuk has been sighted.

I didnt like to say so, but we did pack up the boxes from the Autumn Fayre to put in the tuk-tuk and it WAS missing. Pat-trish-aaaah had chained it to the lamp-post but the chain had been cut. But that often happens so we were not too alarm. I phoned Constable Haywain to tell him, and he said he would look out for it.

Please do tell me exactly which hospital this poor lady is in. I shall make a phone call to see if it in fact Cherry.

That poor, poor woman, all alone in a strange place!

Distressed
Auntie Petunia

Police Traffic Report

North bound traffic has been severely disrupted apparently caused by a slow moving tuk tuk.

A police spokesperson has now confirmed the tuk tuk was being driven by a confused lady who was suffering from hypothermia.

The lady was taken to the local hospital and is said to be making a full recovery.

A bystander has said he could hear the lady who kept saying Georgina Wisteria 69.

Good morning Ladies. By golly it has been cold here.

We did quite well at the Autumn Fayre yesterday. Our trinklets sold out. The tea stall was a roaring success and the cakes sold, well, like hot cakes. Our little lavender sachets sold out, and the other ladies of the WI did equally well. The dear little children will have a wonderful Christmas Party in the church hall this year.

Sooo, what has happened to dear Cherry? I sent her along to Georgianna to warm up, but she seems to have gawn missing.

I must say it is a very long road, and when I arrived at Georgiannas' the 9 in the 69 had become unhinged, and it appeared as 66. I do hope that dear Cherry is not still walking, trying to find the right house................

I shall put out the alarm amongst the ladies of the Parish, we will find her in no time at all, I hope.

Off to inform the troops.

Toodle Pip
Auntie Petunia

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr! It certainly is a bit chilly around here.

Cherry dear, I shall not send you a bill for the cleaning of the furcoat as I feel partly to blame. But not much!

Thank you Lesley for the soup, Cherry has a red moustache where she wolfed it down.

Stronger stuff dear, I think you should know I am teetotal. Strong liquor does not touch my lips.

I think we may pack up now Cherry. The rush came early on.

Tell you what, Georgianna only lives at the end of the street, go down there and knock on her door. I shall get on the Bloooooberry and tell her you are coming along. I shall suggest she puts you in her second best spare bedroom, bring you a couple of hot water bottles, and perhaps you can get some feeling back into your hands and feet.

I shall pack up with Pat-trish-aaaaah and come along to see you later on.

Take care dear, it is number 69, on the left. The one with the Wisteria around the door.

Take care dear....................
Auntie Petunia

*windblown, cold and shivery, very wet as the rain is tipping down, and thoroughly fed up now because all the potential charity givers are all sensibly staying in their nice warm dry homes.......*

thank you for the soup Lesley, what a shame I spilled most of it down the front of my coat because my hands were shaking from the cold.

Petunia dear, there is no one around, except you and me Pat rish aaaah - and the tuktuk. Dont you think a little common sense should apply here? I'm sure that is frostbite on the end of your nose. We could do more good by going back to Motie Towers, getting warm again, and writing letters to put through letterboxes, asking householders to donate their hard earned cash to your Good Works.

Ooooh - there is a police officer approaching. I hope he does not think we are ladies of dubious and easy virtue .......

"good afternoon, officer, its Miss Mortimer here who is the ring leader" .....

CC

Hot soup winging it's way to CC :-)

Auntie Petunia something stronger for you maybe? can I suggest sloe gin in a hip flask ;-)

Keep up the good work Ladies

Lesley in a cosy warm house :-D

Come along now Cherry,

#pulls coat over Cherrys' arms#

I will not take No for an answer

#buttons up front of coat#

you will enjoy it once you are there.

Think of all those tiny little urchins you will be helping

#pulls hat onto Cherrys' head, firmly#

pick up those boxes of biscuits, and off we will go.

Get into the tuk-tuk dear, and I will tell you all about Sunderland as we go....................


Pip Pip
Auntie Petunia

*wonders to self how one is going to get out of this one ......*

yes Petunia dear but dont you think I would be better off gainfully employed at Motie Towers? I am not afraid of hard work, as you know, and your Spode, Wedgewood and Doulton all needs dusting, and the silver cutlery needs polishing, and the Edinburgh crystal glassware needs buffing up. Who will do this work if I am freezing my ..... if I am standing on the Green all day, however snug as a bug I might be in this coat hat and boots which all look a little moth eaten dear.

And, will there be a portaloo nearby? only all the public conveniences are being closed down in London and you know what the cold does to my kidneys ........ I cannot stand there all day with crossed legs and crossed eyes, the wind might blow and then I'd be stuck like it !!

Aaaachoooo sniff burp - oh dear me, I think I am coming down with triple pneumonia and the Martian Lurgy.

Do please tell me why you went to Sunderland ...... I am all agog, as I have Wearsider connections.

CC

Whisks into thread, leaving all in my wake.....................

Come now Cherry dear, dont be faint-hearted, you will be fine tomorrow. I have seen the forecast, and it is going to be sunny tomorrow, a little chill, but I have sorted out a fur coat for you to wear. There is a matching hat and boots, so you will have the complete Nanook of the North look. Nevermind about Evelyn Eastwood and her designs, you will look lovely, and remain toasty all day.

Come and help me put the stuff into the boxes, I have sent Pat-trish-aaaah off to the Lotus Blossom for a take-away. Mrs Berry is too busy packing up the cakes and biscuits for the tea stall.

I think you are probably right about the coaches dear Lesley, they may be cheaper, but they take forever to get wherever they are going. I shall never forget one coach trip to Sunderland......................................but that is another story.

Susan dear, please give us glorious details of your shopping trip for the MOB outfit. We will be with your in spirit dear, and I am sure you will make the right decision with your very good friend. But if there is an inkling of doubt, just ask me because, as your know, I have very, very good taste!!!!!!

Come on Cherry, grub up, let us fortify ourselves for the day tomorrow.

Sit down on that futon dear.

Creaking as I ease myself down.
Auntie Petunia

oh oh oh ... Petunia, I have a bone in my leg. And the other leg. And then there is my chest. I do not get on with standing around in the cold. I dont think I can help with the Autumn Fayre. I feel a decline coming on ..... where is my comfortable bed, with the pile of blankets. I need at least six mattresses you know, and no hard impediments. I am descended from the princess with a pea, look at all my blue veins, and the chilblains ..... and we have had so much rain lately I am sure I have trenchfoot.

You go to the Green, Petunia dear, take Pat rish aaaah with you; and I shall be brave, all by myself in Motie Towers, with Mrs Berry's cooking. It's a hard life, but someone has to live it ! :-D

CC

CC I don't suit long hair so mine is always kept short :-)

I thought the cost of the train travel was confusing but quite good....................a non pre booked rush hour return ticket for 1 costs me £45.40 :-0 now that is expensive :-D

No I was only carrying my shopping Susan I would have needed a wheel barrow if it were all our purchases :-D wishing you luck with your shopping expedition tomorrow :-)

Auntie Dear I have just had a shufty at National Express times and prices, depending on the time of travel the journey can take anything from 2hrs 35mins and 3hrs 20mins :-S the cost also varies 2 return tickets range from £13 to £37 much cheaper than the train time wise not so good, on a normal day I can easily be in Oxford Circus in 1hr 30mins :-)

I think we will be letting the train take the strain :-D

Good evening Ladies,

Now Lesley, are you sure about travelling on the train? It seems an awful lot of money...............are you not able to catch a coach. The National Express seem to travel in most directions. They are doing some good deals, and the Peter Pan Hospital is not too far from Victoria Coach Station. Might be worth a quicky shufty online.

Cherry dear, I told you already you look lovely, why are you fishing for compliments still? I quite agree about the hat in Winter though, one does need to keep their extremities warm.

Now dont forget it is the Autumn Fayre this weekend, have you managed to fill the herb bags? Yes? Good! We will also be having a cake stall so Mrs Berry will be filling tins with her delicious offerings, and I will be organising anything that has not been organised already. Now do make sure you have a warm hat and coat Cherry, as we will be standing in the Green just outside St Paul and the Donkey Church, and they have forecast very chilly weather. Make sure you pull your hat well down, and wear your furlined boots dear, all that cold will do nothing for your tootsies.

Susan, how exciting, MOB wear. Dont forget dear, if you do buy something to come back to us and try it on, so that we can see how beautiful you will be looking. Just make sure you scrub all the paint flecks off before you go.

I am off to scrutinise the contents of the box that Cherry said she put all the herb sachets in. Strangely enough, they all smell of lavendar................

Oh dear.........................
Auntie Petunia

Lesley, pleased you and yours were unhurt in the collision. Do you mean the shopping was all yours or you were carrying your fruits purchases :-D.

The train fares sound quite expensive to me. Is that booking online and in advance?. My Mama and I used rail travel in the UK in 2010. We prebooked everything from here and saved quite a few pounds in the process.

Petunia, I did another stint painting yesterday afternoon. (it is a bigggg fence). As my neighbour had workmen in his garden, I decided to paint a section of fence which has a shed quite near :-(, I managed to wriggle myself into the gap and slap enough paint around to cover the boards. However, after reversing myself out of the gap, I noticed I had not painted the very bottom of the boards, they were not visible to me at my angle, I think I may need to shimmy into the gap on my belly to be at eye level with the unpainted wood.... Alas, my painting trousers have a hole in the backside :-D, I don't want to be showing off me harse to all and sundry do I..
The colour of my paint is 'Ebony'... the drops are a bit hard to find in my salt and pepper tresses, though I managed to scrub off the extra freckles..

Fruit and I walked the dog this morning, very pleasant it was too. Just had a text from fruit to check if the dog was here. The front door was open and the dog made her escape :-|. She has been found and for her punishment she is currently in the shower getting clean ;-). She knows the word 'shower' and is not best pleased when it is mentioned.. I don't suppose she will reason that absconding is not the done thing.

Wish me luck for tomorrow, I am off on a MOB shopping expedition, a little closer to home than Wellington. I have a dear friend accompanying me, I am sure she will give me an honest opinion - gulp, do I want it - yes I do ;-).

Petunia, I am pleased that neither of my fruits ever posessed a drum kit, guitar or any other noise making instrument.... They were quite successful in making enough noise to wake the dead by themselves... Alot of it laughter :-).

I had better get my skates on and get on with making our lunches...
Here we go again :-(,

have a lovely weekend, stay safe and warm.

Toodle
Susan