- "Susan's family not exactly squeaky clean"
- Ruth. In a dress.
- Will Shula sort Kenton?
- Jill's a very happy eighty year old lady
- "She prefers my finger"
- Another session with Aunty Pat
- Damn. Jill was about to punch Shula.
"Susan's family not exactly squeaky clean"
Quite right Ruth.
Kathy's upset about the village now agog with the news that it was Jamie who'd been damaging the bird hide.
But Josh is seemingly also upset. He's hurt that he isn't part of Jamie's circle anymore.
Later on, Kathy makes the classic mistake of telling Pat that it was Jamie who’d been spraying graffiti (way back ago), but swearing Pat to secrecy.
"Not even Tony"
Oops. Aren't couples infamous for not being able to keep secrets from each other - especially when it’s not their own secret to tell???
Just ask Kenton ...
Ruth. In a dress.
Ruth sounded quite surprised that she'd found herself in such garb.
Bless the poor woman. David really should take her out more.
Will Shula sort Kenton?
It's easy to forget that Shula and Kenton are twins. They never seem to spend time together. Shula certainly isn’t the first on Kenton's list for support or advice.
Well, Jill's birthday has brought them back together (for breakfast alone, at least).
Kenton’s feeling the loss of Jamie. Neither he nor Kathy have come to Bath, which I think is a bit odd (in terms of Jamie).
Surely Jamie is still part of the family? Kenton and Kathy hadn’t been going out for a long time (was it 5 years?), but even that amount of time of forever for a kid's perspective.
Anyway, maybe Kenton will spend more time with Shula. Maybe she can get him to grow up a bit.
Although I think that's as likely as Shula returning to St Stephen's
Jill's a very happy eighty year old lady
Despite worrying about Kenton (yet again!), Jill was thrilled by her family trip to Bath.
On Kenton, she's horrified that he's 52 and single again, without a home, and without the grounding influence of Kathy. She's also terrified that he'll take off travelling again.
(though I think shouldn’t worry on that account. Jaxx or travelling? Jaxx or Meriel? I think Jaxx every time)
"You never stop worrying about your children, even at eighty"
Jill was also a tad maudlin when she said:
"Who knows if we'll ever do it again"
but that's fair enough, considering the very sudden loss of Phil.
After a seemingly lovely church service with Shula, Jill and Shula then take the Jane Austen tour (while Kenton and David "try out a pub").
It was all a bit twee, but I thought Jill's imagining of:
"Jane Austen and a companion, sitting arm and arm on this bench"
Was a nice peaceful, thoughtful moment (we've had few of those of late!).
"She prefers my finger"
I always thought Pat could easily be swayed …
Another session with Aunty Pat
Honestly - does Pat ever tell Kathy (et al) just to stop whining, pull their socks up and put on a happy face?
That woman is either a farming Mother Teresa, or is starved of adult conversation. Which could be the case, considering she's now in an empty nest with Tony ...
Kathy's at a loss with what to do about Jamie, so again reverts back to waxing lyrical about Saint Sid.
Now also worrying about this being Jamie’s GCSE year, she wants Jamie to:
"do well ... for Sid's sake"
You what?!?
You want your son. To do well. For the same of your dead ex husband???
Eh?
Alright, so Jamie was also Sid's son, but how about Jamie doing well for his own sake?
Oh Kathy. I have defended you at times, but you've got to let go of this overinflated rosy image of Sid.
If only for Jamie's sake ...
Damn. Jill was about to punch Shula.
Which, I hasten to add, is not about me thinking Shula needs a punch (well, she hasn’t deserved it recently).
'80 year old woman punches daughter while in a public lavatory in Bath'
would have been far better gossip for the Borchester Echo to cover than the recent elopement of their gardening and motoring columnists (who happened to be women, writing as men. "tee-hee" *glare*)
But alas, Ben spoils the moment by surprising his grandmother. In the toilet. In bath.
In floods of tears of joy (thankfully Jill hadn't been attending to a call of nature when Ben jumped on her), I think we can safely assume that the Bath surprise was a good one.
Just imagine what it could have been like of Kathy had been there ...
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