The Archers Mon 24th Jan 2011: Henry’s home

• Clarrie’s back at work
• Five weeks grace
• Slimmers and sweet sellers
• Henry meets his first cow
• Only cauliflower with cheese

Clarrie’s back at work

And jinks does she mean business!

She immediately sets to doing a deep clean of the yoghurt making area, as she doesn’t trust the job Vicky did on Friday.

And when Henry finally arrives home, Vicky is no-where to be seen.

[Pat] “Clarrie was very odd this morning … very keen to please … I don’t think she told Vicky we were bringing Henry home today”

As Clarrie told Nic:

[Clarrie] “She was getting on my nerves all day .. she’s got her feet well under the table at the dairy”

Clarrie’s worried that Vicky will be kept on at Bridge Farm, meaning less work for her.

[Nic] “Well, you’ll just have to show her who is boss”

I wonder which side Susan will take …


Five weeks grace

David has got agreements from all three schools that Freddie and Lily don’t have to sit their entrance exams for another 5 weeks.

I’m still not sure that’s a good thing.

Putting off an unwelcome task surely just leads to prolonged insomnia.


Slimmers and sweet sellers

Ha! Surely that’s not too groups of folks you want to have at Lower Loxley at the same time?

Seemingly Nigel used to say that the slimmers were hypocrites (as they ate like horses), but the sweet sellers (CASA – Confectionaries and Sweet Sellers Association) are actually really sweet. And have a chairman called Mr Honeydale.

Now that’s more like it! Gentle comedy, Ambridge style.



Henry meets his first cow

Bless him.

Home at last to Bridge Farm – though I assume he’ll be at his real home soon enough (above the shop).

And isn’t Tony just bursting with pride!

[Tony] “He has my sense of humour, He must have … coming into this family!”

It even sounded liked Tony wasn’t fazed on walking into a room when Helen was breastfeeding (I think she was breastfeeding – though it could have been a bottle. But, it is Helen we’re talking about …).

[Tony] “Come on Henry … your first night under my roof (kiss) and let’s hope it’s a good one!”

Aw!


Only cauliflower with cheese

Seemingly Clarrie’s ‘lot’ will only eat cauliflower with cheese, as it “brings out the flavour”.

Classy.