General Chat

CC, sorry to hear of your fall... Hope you aren't too sore still. Do you have any arnica? Arnica dear, not arsenic :-D. There is a subtle difference I believe...

Petunia, your good works are quite something. You are an example to us all indeed. One thing, I presume you were inside the Shard? :-D.

I hear Prince Charlie and his good lady are to celebrate Charles's birthday here in November. 64 kiwis who share the same birthday are to be invited to share in a kiwiana themed birthday party at Government House. That should be interesting.. Our Governor General also shares the day with Charles.
Lamb, Pavlova , who knows what else will be on the me and you..

The sun is shining this morning and is forecast to stay around for a few days :-). There is still a cold nip in the air though. I could do with the Genie ?

Very sad news here, an American couple here on honeymoon, married only four days, have had a car accident, the husband is deceased and the wife very ill. So sad for their families...

Hope you all have a pleasant weekend, better get on with my day.

Toodle pip
Susan

ooh, our Silver Ferns have beaten the Aussie Diamonds again :-)

Good early evening dear Ladies.

I have been drumming up funds for the Ladies of the Innocent Comment Brigade. I organised a luncheon at the top of the Shard, and it was very nice indeed.

It has been very much in the news now that Andy Pandy did his bit by shimmying down it, and the dining area can be hired for a very reasonable price.

So, what may you ask is the Innocent Comment Brigade? Well. It is generally a ladies only organisations. It is when a lady of well breeding {like out goodselves} says something in all innocence and it is taken totally out of context and ends up in an almight row. I myself have been a victim of these circumstances.

For example. Daughter asks Mamma 'Does this skirt look alright?' Mamma answers 'are you modelling lampshades dear?' Daughter goes into a sulk, slams out of the door, and poor Mamma is left in tatters and tears. This is just a general example dears, but I am sure you get the gist. Some rows with the gentleman walker lead to divorce, so this is what the fund is set up for.

I shall not be asking for examples of your own Innocent Comments dears, but I am sure somewhere in the back of your minds, you can recollect one................or two.

Mrs Berry is now cooking something delicious by the aroma wafting from the kitchen.

Cherrrryyyyyy! Come down to dinner dear. No of course I am not annoyed with you, you did a sterling job while I was away.

Did I hear what dear? No I did not hear a thing. I sleep the sleep of the just, plus of course, I now have two pebbles in my ears...............

Good evening dears
Auntie Petunia

good morning everybody :-) As ever, the sun is shining on the righteous - ME.

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I was not a happy bunny yesterday morning. I was sorting some laundry and dropped a teatowel, so leaned forward to pick it up .... and overbalanced and ended up on the floor. Shaken, a bit stirred, but fortunately my new hip was not damaged although I cannot say the same for the rest of me. I now have a bruise on my chest where I landed on the clothes airer before bouncing off again. Luckily for me, MFH was at home. Normally he'd have left for work long before but he had a doctors appointment, so he came to my rescue. He couldnt pick me up because I cannot be picked up (too many painful pressure points) so he got a dining chair and I hauled myself off the floor by holding onto the seat of the chair taking all the strain on my arms while keeping my left leg straight behind me. I was ordered this morning not to attempt any more somersaults.

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Wasnt sure Susan if you twigged I was joking about the jacuzzi, am pleased you "got it". My dau and her OH went on a very isolated holiday in Cornwall once where the amenities were rather primitive, and the shower was outside the cottage, and there was a jacuzzi. But, they were miles from anywhere. They had to walk two miles to the cottage, from the key collection point, as there wasnt even a road. Perhaps the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge should consider this holiday location, where there was nothing but miles of scrubland, and oodles of ocean. And the rabbits of course. I see that Italy and Sweden are following French Closer's scabby example. No doubt more court cases and injunctions will follow, methinks. The paparazzi was nothing more than a Peeping Tom and if that happened to me I would be mortified. What I would like to know is - since this was a private holiday, who spilled the beans that the newlyweds would be there.

If you encounter an unknown dog, just stand your ground, hold your arm out with finger pointing at said canine, and holler firmly "get inside". The dog will turn around and slink away with tail between legs. Never let a dog know you are nervous of it, or you will lose the battle.

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hello Lesley, I am glad you got your outfit for your friends wedding. Why not start a new trend and go barefoot? Saves on pinched toes!! Have you got a hat? if not, Petunia might lend you one.

And what a beautiful dress it is too. Can I borrow it please, when you are done with it? I only have to lose about four stone ...... !! :-D

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Oh darn I have missed Petunia, who had left Motie Towers before I came down from my room. Perhaps its just as well, as I am not in her good books at the moment. I think she took umbrage at the fact that I ordered a Trombone from the river company which arrived via courier yesterday, complete with music book, and I practised until about 2 am because I couldnt sleep. In my innocence, I didnt realise it would prevent others from sleeping as well. I must say that my night time foraging has been curtailed, now that I keep a jar of manuka honey in the wall safe, and have a spoonful of the honey at bedtime. I no longer wake up at 3 am feeling ravenous.

I wonder what good works Petunia will be performing this morning, perhaps she is re-organising Royal Mail so they refrain from losing packages addressed to me.

CC

Good morning Dears,

Lesley your dress looks wonderful. Right the right amount of flesh showing. And a lace jacket is always alluring. Just a snatch of skin, without showing too much. I can see you have taste, dear. Lovely. Sandals will be quite ok, if you have no trailing through wet grass, etc. Go for it. I give it my seal of approval.

Dear Upsidedown Susan, tis Thursday here too! I belive Mrs Berry buys our baguettes frozen from W@itr@se, and bakes them herself. The smell is gorgeous and the taste divine. They use french flour, and it gives them an authentic taste. One does like to eat them with the butter dribbling down ones chin.

Off to do good works. Look after yourselfs dears...............no one else will!

Auntie Petunia

Lesley,

I love the look of your dress, the whole outfit sounds lovely.. Go with the sandals ;-)

Susan :-)

Gliding in head held high ............my wedding outfit is shown in my avatar, I will be covering my arms with a black unlined lace jacket I know it sounds boring............ accessories are also black :-) :-(

Susan I thought I might get away with sandals as the wedding ceremony and reception are at a golf club........all under one roof :-D

CC and Teresa are you okay?

Truly touched, oops, I read 'torched' :-D...

Ah the baguette, on reflection, I think perhaps they are best eaten on the day of purchase perhaps?. I did think I may need some new teeth after my own struggled to bite through the bread :-S. Still, it filled a hole ;-).

I have pounded the pavements again this morning, my little walk was most enjoyable. Quite surprising how many others are out at an early hour doing the same... I am always a little nervous of unknown dogs... There are a couple of houses I pass, where the sound of the barking is a little unnerving...

Tis only Thursday morning here, I was quite hoping it was Friday :-(, this seems a very long week indeed. I know we shouldn't wish our days away, but, roll on Friday..

I have a leeeetle secret that I am wanting to share but presently can't. As soon as I can I will :-).. No, I haven't won Lotto :-(.

Lesley, can you not swap your shoes for sandals? Will it be the wrong season to wear sandals to your friends wedding?, Well done getting an outfit, spill the beans, colour, style etc etc?
You will have to put a new pic of the babby up. Glad you had lots of cuddles.

~~~~ to CC and Teresa.

Toodle pip,
I am orf to find something to put between our bread slices - the cupboard is a tad bare :-(.

Susan

Good evening dear Ladies.

Dear Upsidedown Susan, I do hope you enjoyed your baguette dear. I hope you ate it end to end, and not sideways. Did you fill it full of lovely things dear. I do so like proper ham, cut from the bone. Not that packaged stuff, pumped full of water. Topped with a slice or two of tomato. Lovely.

Ah yes, the pictures of our Kate. I do pity the poor gel. If she wants to sunbathe with her husband, then let her. What business is it of anyone else. The sisterhood has been let down very badly.

Now Lesley, I am sure you will look stunning in your new outfit. Make sure you hold your head high, and people will be dazzled by your panache. Do not pass on any misgivings to anyone, if you draw attention to yourself, people think it is an excuse to agree with you. Smile and glide gracefully around. I do it all the time.

Now..................back to ME!!!!!!

I did indeed visit St Hilda's this morning. What a dear little church it is. Not in the traditional way, but in a modern pine sort of way. All modern stained glass, and posters on the walls. However, the nuns were really taken with my idea of the rosaries, and they will give them out bi-monthly. They have also asked me to present them in Lavinia's name. I told them I am not of their faith, but they suggested I turn up just to give away the rosary. So I am pleased that they agreed to keep Lavinia's memory alive. They are also going to dedicate a Memory Candle to her, which will always be lit. How fitting a tribute. I am truly touched.

I am a little emotional of this dears, so will make this do for tonight. Also I think the activities of the cruise are catching up on me. An early night I think.

I just need to rag roll my hair, cream my face, have a bath, a pedicure, a manicure and a little tittivating here and there. I should be in bed by 10pm.

Night night all
Auntie Petunia

I apologies for my hasty retreat earlier............places to go people to see and things to do ;-)

Today I was in my element...........lots of cuddles, smiles and goo goo gaga's with the most beautiful girl in the world :-D me biased ........never.

Orf to the coiffure tomorrow :-) oh such a sweet young man running his fingers through my locks sends tingles down my back :-D okay anyone running their fingers through locks has me tingling ;-)

Forgot to mention I did get most of my outfit for my dear friends wedding :-D come on Lesley tell the truth :-( :-( alright I did get all of my outfit for my dear friends wedding, just not sure about the shoes :-( ........... my thoughts are I would rather have a sandal. :-S

Lesley.

CC, I didn't really think you had a jacuzzi - or spa pool as we call them. My OH fancies one, but you don't always get you want - or so Mick J said...

How pleasing you are back to rights at the Towers Petunia, I am sure the little Nuns have no idea of your goodworks they are about to receive :-D. may they be truly thankful - a test for their mettle me thinks ;-).

Tonight our Valerie gets her long lost Gold medal presented to her , with much fanfare , hooray for her... Shame she missed out on the podium top spot at the Games. I do hope the medal has been cleaned and polished, ready to go around the neck of it's rightful winner..

I did read this morning, the French courts have ordered the scabby news rag, to relinquish all images of Kate, tout suite !!. And so they should. We are to get Charlie and his lady wife here in November...

Time to go and make our lunches. We have a lovely baguette today, cheese and pickle me thinks. Roll on lunch time.

Toodle pip.

Susan

Lesley, perhaps your MOG and your fruits are related to mine :-)

I still have missing ancestral relations I never tracked down ....... I might be your distant cousin !

********************* wonders why Lesley is stampeding for the exit ....... ;-)

CC

Please Genie, grant me these three wishes, and I will tranport you back to Bagdad, or anywhere else you would like to go, via the cyber hatch.

OK? Deal?

1. Please put Pat-trish-aaaah back to the potato faced, frizzy haired, lump of a grand-daughter that I know and love.

2. Make the pebbles re-appear into the tiny pouch that I brought them back in. I dont care how grubby they are.

3. Please give peace and contentment to my dear friends and family.

There not too much to ask for was it? Nothing purile like winning the Lotter.

Fair enough then Genie. 3-2-1 and back in the Room. Off you go.



Peeps through fingers..........................peeps a little more....................takes hands from face.

Well I am still in the same room. My pile of trinklets are still here with the pouch on top. Dare I open it? Deep breath....................................whooooopeeeee!

Now, the acid test...............Pat-trish-aaaaaaah! Door opens and Pat-trish-aaaah comes lolloping in! Ah dearest girl, come and give your Grandmama a kiss dear. Oh dear, you did not shave today did you dear? No dear, I will try and untangle you birds nest of hair a little later. You do look well dear. Well...................as well as can be expected in the circumstances.

How lovely it is to be home again, with everything tickety boo. Dear little doggy has been collected too, so we are a full family unit again. How wonderful.

Now Cherry dear, do please give Mrs Berry my compliments on the meals, she has been a wonder while I was away. No crockery broken. No glasses chipped.

I was so pleased to find out that we did not have a jacuzzi installed in the garden, only the gardener with his truss of tomatoes.

Susan dear, we are in the Autumn of the year now, and it has turned decidely chilly. I think I may have to look out the vests soon. And the liberty bodices. And the full length slips. I must keep my chest and back warm.

Pleased your little doggy is now well. Pets are almost like children, we fret over them so. I dont know what I would do if anything ever happened to Trickey.

Now, as I am back in the real world, time to go back to my Good Works.

I shall be going to St Hilda's in the Briars tomorrow. It is a fairly new church, and they have not had the benefit of my experience yet. I shall speak to the nuns and give them the rosaries we bought in Spain. I think I shall suggest a scheme whereby the dear gels going for their first communian will get of the same rosaries.

I shall call it the Lavinia Rosary Legacy. I think that has a nice ring to it. In honour of my dear departed friend. I do hope you approve.

In a reflective mood
Auntie Petunia

CC I thought you were talking about my fruits and MOG :-D

*eyes Petunia warily while slinking past behind her. She can haggle with the geni, I think, acos I cannot take any more surprises or nasty shocks.

I am just about getting used to Pat rish aaah trying to look like Diana Dors (and failing).

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LOL, I dont really have a jacuzzi in the backyard Susan, that was one of my little jokes - about 'not getting wet' before 'getting wet' ........ As it 'appens, my favourite garden centre is selling jacuzzis and offering a free trial. That is one free trial I wont be q'ing for!!

I am pleased to hear the dog is all right now, and your thumb will heal. Eventually !

Sometimes I have Empty Nest Syndrome quite badly. Then I remember all the years with messy bedrooms, the messy bathroom, never having loo paper on the loo roll, the sinkful of filthy crockery, the generally dirty kitchen ..... however, MFH still hasnt learned that it isnt against his religion to clean up after himself ;-) :-D (only joking about MFH ..... since the offspring have grown and flown, the house stays reasonably tidy inbetween cleaning sessions)

I once found a piece of prime steak down the loo pan. Oldest Offspring eventually admitted responsibility, because the dear child wanted a clean plate asap in order to go off and play. You know the scenario : "you will sit at that table until your plate is clear".

CC

Auntie,
Have you got extra's staying?. You are not being mistaken for the Marygold 'Otel I hope.. I seem to remember a few turbans in that ;-).
Actually, I can picture you as a cast member in that movie... Do you agree dear?

I do hope you can rescue the diamonds, as you are well aware, they are a girls best friend. I have a good friend who has alot of diamonds...... She sparkles :-D.
I, however, am not so much sparkly, as 'glowing very very very faintly' :-|.

I am just remembering a song Petunia. "Diamonds are forever, forever" - unless they are firmly stuck in a rockery..

The sun IS shining down on us today and about ruddy time too.. We have had the most awful weather. My OH did don his wet weather gear on Sunday and climb onto the roof and clean out the guttering...
I have taken the puppy for a walk this morning as fruit was away overnight for work and her OH leaves about 4am each morning :-(. The puppy loved her run and retrieving the multitudes of sticks that I threw. Shame she mistook my thumb for a stick :-D, tis very sore.

Have fun with the babby Lesley, she must be growing like a little mushroom?. I have heard it said, the best part of being a grandma is being able to give the babby 'back' to its parents??

Teresa, hope the stick worked? Things may get a little fraught as 'D' day nears me thinks.. I remember the feeling when fruit left home, her older fruit had been gone a few years and I was used to that. Never quite thought as far ahead as us being Darby and Joan... At least you will have FTY for a while yet. Imagine all those sidelines that you still have to stand on ;-) ;-).

CC, Jacuzzi ? Get you.. I agree, who would want to get wet before getting in a pool, not moi !!

I had better get my skates on and on with my day. I am going to go via the butcher and buy a dog a bone, she is going to love me today... ;-)

Toodle pip

Damn and blast and balderdash!!!!!!
Sobs. My beautiful hands.....................my pretty nails................never have they been in such bad condition. Never before have I been scrabbling around on my hands and knees, trying to dig up my uncut diamonds. Get....................them..............out!!!!! I want my tiara!!!! sobs again.

Heads will roll for this. Stomps back to the house.

Cherrrrryyyyyyyyy!!!!! Pat-trish-aaaaaaaaah!!!!!! get down here at once! Where are you two hiding??????

I wish I had that rifle in George Gently last night, I could blast the diamonds out of the wall! Not amused at all.

To think I brought back all those beautiful things for those two ungrateful wretches, and they do this to me. Urrrrrggggghhhh!



Petunia! What on earth do you think you are doing? Getting worked up over possessions. Not like me at all. What was I thinking? I am sure that there must be a reason for this. Calm down dear!!

Now, Pat-trish-aaaah come to Grandma, there is a good girl. Now, come on dear, what exactly have you done to yourself dear? Ah, a makeover? Is that what it is called. Golden Blonde dear? Well yes, I can see that dear. Maybe we should tone it down a bit? No? Just a tad dear, just to get rid of those brassy tones. No, no, of course they wont dye it back to its natural colour. If you want to be blonde, be blonde. They what dear? Have more fun? Oh I see..................at least I think I do.............right well, what do I know?

Now dear, you seem to have erm, developed, overnight. Gel filling? And chicken fillets? Is that some kind of diet dear? No? Oh, I seeeeeee. Well if that is what you want dear, then, ok, maybe a tad smaller, just so you can see your feet? Yes, dear, subtle, that is the word. We can talk about your outfit later, I can see Cherry dear trying to slide by without us seeing her.

Just a minute dear, now we are alone.........................please dear, get the lamp, I want it all back to normal...............

Thank you dear, now, just a little rub.......................

Talking to a large man in pyjamas and a turban
Auntie Petunia

has anyone seen Susan nz? Thanks for the rain we had this morning Susan but it didnt last for nearly long enough and soon dried up. Next time you send some rain over to me, please be a little more generous :-D :-D

actuallyyyyyy .......... I was thinking of having a session in our super duper new jacuzzi in the backyard, only it was raining, and I didnt want to get wet in the rain en route to the jacuzzi.

CC

~~~~~~~~~~~ to Lesley. Enjoy your time with your little grand daughter. As you know, from raising your own offspring, they dont stay tiny and cute for ever :-D

CC

well that is the last time I rub that lamp. I cannot bring myself to tell you about the latest encounter with that geni. All I will say is, he has never been a gentleman.

*watches dear Petunia stroll down the garden with a magnifying glass*

I wonder if the rumour that these pebbles are really rough uncut diamonds is true. If it is, she will need a chisel as well.

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OH PETUNIA !!! I THINK YOU NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT AT SPECSAVERS. THAT "BLONDE BOMBSELL" IS PATTY. I MEAN, PAT RISH AAAAAH. I KNOW IT IS HER, BECAUSE SHE IS STILL GLARING AT ME BALEFULLY BENEATH THE BLONDE FRIZZ.

CC

Thank you Teresa, I will return the ruddy lamp to dear Petunia forthwith, as said lamp is more trouble than its worth

Oh dear look at the finger marks all over it, I must give it a good rubbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb

aaarrrggghhh oh no here we go againnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn