15th Feb 2010

• Soups and Casseroles
• Vicky and her little beauties
• Kenton at last chance saloon

Soups and Casseroles

“How are you”

“Oh, you know”

It’s the practical stuff which will keep Jill busy and distracted over the next while.

And while some may scoff at the idea of neighbours and friends calling over with casseroles and soup, it’s such attention and care that’ll help Jill to look after herself and to know that she’s supported.

Still, it’ll be different once time starts marching on again and there’s no urgent ‘crisis’.

This is also the first episode such Jack died that I’m not to be found blubbing in a corner ...



Vicky and her little beauties

Luscious lashes and gorgeous brown coats – Ed and Mike’s new cows certainly sound photogenic.

Though, of course, that’s according to Vicky.

Her rant over the “disgrace” of the “little” young males being taken to slaughter might suggest further trouble to come.

Certainly, Vicky feels a real sense of ownership over “my little beauties” and might create problems when it comes to practical farming decisions.

“I helped make your dreams come true”

and

“I’ll be checking”

also doesn’t bode well for the future sanity, and financial viability, of Ed and Mike’s increased milk round.

Still, Vicky sounds like she has some perspective. I suppose that she could be right in thinking that watching cows give birth can’t indeed be worse than looking into people’s mouths ...

And I never realised some farmers named their cows. Hmm.


Kenton at last chance saloon

Kenton’s feeling the strain of suddenly becoming the oldest man in his family.

Not that he sees himself as the new patriarch (David would never let that happen!), but there must be something inherently unsettling about realising, through the horrific experience of losing a parent, that you’re fast becoming the older generation with all of the responsibilities associated.

Shula’s right that, these days, being 51 is no barrier and that your life is far from over.

But with all of Kenton’s previous escapades, it’s easy to see why he’s putting such weight on the new style Jaxx being a success.