- David looks very serious
- Keeping the Twins busy
- Keeping your hands clean
- “Careful you don’t unplug her”
- Thank goodness for Jill
- “where have you hidden the proper tackle?”
- The Snell’s shall provide
- How much guilt can one man take?
David looks very serious
According to the Twins, when they arrive at hospital.
BUT Elizabeth is doing fine.
I had a horrible feeling that this could have turned out to be #sattc (Shakes Ambridge to the Core) part deux … actually, I wonder if it still could be?
Keeping the Twins busy
David gets Freddie to go with him to the hospital shop, then Clarrie later gets them to play together instead of getting stressed over Kenton not being able to play (as he had to go to work).
Keeping your hands clean
Kenton can be such an irresponsible idiot sometimes – but he does make sure everyone uses the antiseptic “stuff” before they go into Elizabeth’s room.
He really isn’t that much of a simpleton.
“Careful you don’t unplug her”
Says Kenton to Lily when she goes for a hug with Elizabeth.
But all’s well – sounds like Elizabeth only has those sticky on things which monitor heart rate.
Elizabeth sounded tired, but fairly relaxed (shame it took such a dramatic turn to get her to finally calm down!).
And she now has to listen to the consultants without grumbling.
Freddie seems a bit freaked out (he didn’t want to hug her as she looked so “weird” and white). But looks like all is well.
BUT … there may be surgery to stop it happening again. So, I suppose there’s still chance of a Shake.
Jill left holding the babies?
Thank goodness for Jill
She was there to call the ambulance, she was there holding Elizabeth’s hand when she woke up in hospital and she’s now moved in to Lower Loxley to be there for the Twins.
She was even there for Lily when she woke up from a nightmare (which Lily appreciated, though she really wanted her mum).
I don’t always agree with Jill, but there’s no arguing that her side of the Archer clan just wouldn’t cope without her.
“where have you hidden the proper tackle?”
[Eddie] “Right, we’ve had our starter, where have you hidden the proper tackle?”
So – Eddie’s not amused by Clarrie’s new Sunday lunch – which is simply bread and cheese as part of their efforts for Lent.
(the idea being that folks give up their proper meals, to then give the cash savings to Alan the Vicar).
So, no roast. No gravy. Not even a pudding.
[Eddie] “What? A raw apple? Not even an apple pie???”
But before you feel sorry for Eddie and Joe (hard working men not getting a proper meal), it’s only once a week!
Come on lads – that’s surely not too much to ask?
Um … seems it is.
The Snell’s shall provide
Despite being threatened by Clarrie with bread and water if they try and cheat Lent, Eddie and Joe are determined to have a proper Sunday meal.
So, their cunning plan is to simply eat at one of their neighbour’s.
Pondering their options – they had to rule out Neil and Susan (as they are also signed up), they also hit a brick wall with Mike
[Joe] “Vicky Tucker is a nice old woman but she’s a right old blabber mouth”
Then Eddie realises that the answer is staring him in the face.
The Snells!
Right next door, and Lynda is a grand cook.
All that needs doing is to persuade Lynda (Robert should be easy enough), and make sure Clarrie doesn’t find out.
Aye well – good luck with that!
How much guilt can one man take?
David now thinks that Elizabeth’s ‘episode’ is his fault for telling her he had to spend less time at Lower Loxley.
Well, I suppose he is right. Him stepping back did seem to push Elizabeth into stressful overdrive – but she has been told by everyone that the only way forward was to get a professional manager in.
And she did admit herself that she was being selfish, expecting David to cope with both Lower Loxley and Brookfield.
With the inquest still to happen, I’m not sure David isn’t going to implode with the huge guilt he’s carrying over Nigel’s death, and now Elizabeth’s illness.
And what if the inquest finds fault?
Aren’t farmers one of the highest risk groups for suicide anyway …???
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