Happy New Year a'bidy.
Imagine the delight on the faces of my bairns when they opened all their Christmas presents at our house on the 29th December. Thank you to everyone for spoiling them, it is very much appreciated.
When they opened the gifts from Granny Mari (a lovely box each, containing a piece of fabric with their respective initial embroidered on it and a small china doll in a Scottish dress and hat), they were ecstatic.......... until Ellen looked beneath the petticoat of her doll and noticed that it only had 1 leg. Her chin bounced, her bottom lip shot out like a cash register drawer and try as I might, I couldn't console her. Ellen thought she had lost it and sifted the bin bags, to no avail.
Remembering a previous conversation about Claire's dad who works in Prosthetics and Orthotics, Beth and Ellen hatched a plot to ask if he could repair the leg. When he came round on New Years Day, Ellen asked if he could fix it.... and he agreed. Hooray for Jocky.
Today, a parcel was squeezed through the letter box, containing the doll with her brand new leg for all to see (excuse the quality of the photo). Ellen may now stick to her New Year's Resoloution to stop swearing!
I received a call-out today to a man in distress. He had no heating and was suffering from Man Flu. I hurried to his flat to see if I could fix the problem......... and fix it I did. He took time to explain the symptoms and then demonstrated the clicking noise by switching the heating on. I heard the symtoms coming from a pump next to where he was pointing, and tracing the cable for all of 2 inches, I found a plug socket which had been switched off. Problem solved.
I hope you're nice and warm now Sam.
Yep, 24 years after wanting a CB so much it hurt, I'm now selling one on eBay. Having found it in my loft, brand new and still boxed it has already gathered a lot of interest (4 days to go before the auction ends). I'm also selling issue 9 of VIZ, from October 1982. It too has received a great deal of interest and I should make well over £100 for it.
AND FINALLY.....
Claire has taken the plunge and gone eco/recycling/green CCCCRRRRRAAAAAZZZZYY.
She has cleaned out ALL cleaning products and replaced them with eco friendly versions (will they still clean the skid marks off the bowl tho?). She has replaced all washing up and laundry products with eco friendly ones (Will it take the map of Australia off the front of my under dungers tho?)
I have a shaving bar made with ......stuff, which won't pollute anywhere and am soon to get a crystal deodorant, which is a pebble thing that you rub on your oxters and it stops you sweating. (I'll be the judge of that... or maybe you will be the next time I arrive at one of your houses, dressed in a Rafia Khaftan and smelling thon funny wye).
And.......... she has recently purchased a Wormery, so along with her Composter & Food Digester, she has 5 or 600 worms eating anything else from my plate that I can't manage.
Where will it stop?................
See you all in 2007. Take care
Nick, Claire, Beth and Ellen XX
