- Freda’s got trifles to make this afternoon
- Inspirational headstones
- Poisoning by veal and ham pie
- Jim’s in a ponderous mood
- Who did Jim meet on his cruise?
- Both Kathy and Kenton should get advice from Alan
Freda’s got trifles to make this afternoon
And she can’t be doing that without cream.
Jolene’s taken a complete break from reality, which leaves Fallon with a lot to cope with.
Fingers still crossed that the will reading doesn’t have something in it which pushes Jolene completely over the edge …
Inspirational headstones
You have to hand it to Lynda – she certainly doesn’t do anything half hearted.
So The Strange Affair at Ambridge Towers is going to include many names which are familiar to us all, simply because Lynda took her inspiration from the churchyard’s headstones (which Beatrix Potter also used to do, apparently).
Tom Gabriel – which I reckon is Tom Forrest and Walter Gabriel
Raith Fairbrother – stumped on Raith (anyone?), and I think that the only Fairbrother to be buried in St. Stephen’s was Grace (so maybe her gravestone has a ‘nee’ on it?)
Also no idea about who ‘the wife Lette’ could be,
Although ‘mother Doris Perkins’ has to be Doris Archer, with Mrs P (Polly Perkins).
I though Jill might have been a bit miffed to be asked to play that part …
Poisoning by veal and ham pie
Tom’s either trying to wind Vicky up, or he’s just a bit dim. That’d be a 50:50 split for me.
Why on earth did he send Vicky his questionnaires about veal and ham pie?
He may care tuppence about what she thinks, but what goes around comes around. Especially when you’re winding up your finance’s step-mum.
Vicky’s going to harangue Mike, who’ll join in with her to hassle Brenda, who ultimately have to try and stop Tom if she wants any peace.
Is the profit that Tom will makes out of these pies really worth all the domestic strife?
Jim’s in a ponderous mood
“Young love … one of the consolations of growing old is one will never have to experience it again.”
“It is not so much our friends help that helps us, as the confident knowledge that they will help us”
Who did Jim meet on his cruise?
And there was me thinking that The Strange Affair at Ambridge Towers was usurping the yearly search for a celebrity to open the village fete.
Just who could Jim have met? Will it be a biggie? Or will it be someone who only Jim thinks is of celebrity stature?
Both Kathy and Kenton should get advice from Alan
He’s a vicar and a darn good sage.
His advice to Fallon was ultimately to
“let things run their course”
But that she’s been doing everything right in trying to support Jolene.
“gentle loving support”
“ be there when she needs you”
“let her talk when she wants to”
“let her cry”
“ don’t hurry her”
Sound advice. If only Kenton could do that for Kathy – Kathy for Kenton – Kathy and Kenton for Jamie …
3 comments:
@barkingbabs (On Twiiter) solved the Lette one. It's Letty lawson-Hope, who Doris worked for as a maid pre marriage to Dan. Letty left her Glebe Cottage.
Now only the 'Raith' one to work out ...
I thought Alan was lovely - exactly what you want your vicar to say and do in the circumstances. He tends to get quite a lot of stick but I actually think he's very good at that sort of gentle advice.
Absolutely agree. Alan has a nice balance between the practical and the emotional. If only more Ambridge residents would listen to him!
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