- Take good care Lewis
- Nearly a topical insert – University fees
- Poor Bartleby
- Tamworths are not suitable for the nativity
- Eddie’s very versatile
- David’s an afternoon drunk
- Brookfield burgled
- Flu in Ambridge
Take good care Lewis
“If Lewis breaks something, what will happen to the schedule for the elves!”
Elizabeth and Nigel are utterly dependent on Lewis for the success of Deck the Halls at Lower Loxley. So it simply wouldn’t be on for Lewis to go ice skating and chance breaking something.
I had to remind myself who Lewis Carmichael was. He’s a retired gent, who was an architect and was courting Julia Pargetter just before she died.
Nearly a topical insert – University fees
Seemingly Tom had mentioned the other day that if Brenda had gone away for Uni, she’d have graduated with £20,000 plus in debt.
David and Ruth are talking today about how they couldn’t have afforded to have gone to Uni if debt and fees had been as high in their days.
Poor Bartleby
I’m sure Bartleby is happy to even just spend some quality time out and about with Joe, but Joe’s efforts to sell trap rides all sound a bit depressing.
[Ruth] “It’s Bartleby I feel sorry for … poor old thing gets harnessed to the trap every day .. then he has to wait about on the green with bits of tinsel in his bridle trying to look festive”
Still, at least their Ben bought a ride (then made Ruth pay for it). Though I doubt taking a child home has made up for all of Joe (and Bartleby’s) effort.
Tamworths are not suitable for the nativity
According to Nigel.
Eddie’s very versatile
During a chat to Nigel about the Panto, Eddie says that he’s to play both of the rats (after Nathan stormed off).
[Nigel] “A one man double act?”
[Eddie] “I’m very versatile”
I don’t quite see how that will work (how can Eddie chase himself, but I’m sure Lynda has a cunning plan.
David’s an afternoon drunk
It was obvious yesterday that David wanted to let loose at the NFU Christmas lunch, and he seems to have managed. Well, in a calm and safe David way.
He sounds a tad squiffy as Ruth drives him home, and is bemoaning that he got cornered by one of the NFU cronies:
[David] “Steve Pratt … of course, if anyone lived up to their billing”
Ruth seems to have also had a good time:
[Ruth] “Had a really good conversation about food security”
(bless).
Brookfield burgled
David and Ruth return from the NFU Christmas lunch to find that someone nasty bugger had stolen all of their hay (several tonnes of it), and, to add insult to injury, they used Brookfield’s own loader to shift it.
They can claim from insurance, but that will mean their insurance premiums will increase and they will now get less fodder for their money (due to escalating prices).
It’s all a bit suspicious that the robbery happened while both David and Ruth were out together – a very rare occurrence. So, it must have been someone who knew the NFU lunch was happening, and that they would be attending.
Could it even have been an Ambridge resident?!?
As David said, it’s like locking the stable door after the horse has bolted, but he’s going to start the local group he used to run with other farmers to help improve security.
Who you going to call … Farmwatch!
Flu in Ambridge
Here we go.
Elizabeth has lost her choir, and also one of her Santa stand-ins has gone down.
Wonder who is next.
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