- What Parade?
- Jolene went funny at the mention of Kenton
- Peter the financial adviser has a cold
- Cropping plans, Romanesco and Chard
- The lady was for turning
- What’s wrong with Tony, eh Eddie?
- “Here we still are”
What Parade?
Helen mentioned she was going to ‘The Parade’ with Henry.
What parade? Surely parades are such a commonplace event in Borchester that they become so commonplace?
I’ll wonder about that for weeks now. Was it Disney cartoons? A local festival? A Riding? Charity floats? Gay Pride?
We must be told.
Jolene went funny at the mention of Kenton
It’s a wee shame on her. Kenton really needs to explain himself. Jolene needs her mates right now.
Peter the financial adviser has a cold
Poor Peter (though we know not a lot about him – so I suppose sympathy can only go so far).
Jolene’s in seeing Peter about potentially selling The Bull.
[Peter] “That’s a shame … not a complete surprise after all you’ve been through over the last year”
Seemingly Sid and Jolene got The Bull valued a few years ago – when it was worth half a million. But Peter now guesses it’ll only be £450,000.
Which, after putting Jamie’s legacy aside – buying a new house – sorting the legals etc wouldn’t leave much change.
[Jolene] “It’s not exactly much for almost 40 years of Sid’s life”
Now there’s a thought.
Will the recession actually save The Bull? Will Jolene realise that it’s better to sit tight and wait for better times?
Mind you – that could be a very long wait indeed.
Cropping plans, Romanesco and Chard
Despite harassing Helen to stay away from Ambridge Organics, Tony then pops over later on to talk about cropping plans.
Come on Tony – either Helen’s working, or she isn’t.
(mind you – Romanesco is a grand idea. I had it a coupe, of times in a veg box I used to get. After having to look it up online first to work out what it was and what to do with it – I can highly recommend it steamed, then served with a squeeze of lemon and a bit of grated parmesan. Brilliant).
The lady was for turning
I no longer recognise Helen
Which is a tad unsettling as I always enjoyed a prolonged Helen whine.
I thought that she would surely return to form over Tony taking Henry to the pub (while she caught up on her sleep), but no. She was fine with it. All she said was:
[Helen] “Mind? No. I’m pleased you had a nice time. Just ask me first next time, eh”
Blimey!
Even Tony seems to have picked up Helen’s glow. Which paints an interesting image indeed.
What’s wrong with Tony, eh Eddie?
Chatting to Mike about his forthcoming birthday do at the racing, Eddie seemed quite perturbed that Tony would think that he was also invited.
What’s so wrong with Tony?
I’m not saying I’d want to spend a few hours in his company, but the poor chap doesn’t have much else outside of the farm, wife, kids and now grandkid.
“Here we still are”
[Eddie] “Here we still are … sat round a table in the bull … just like when we were young whippersnappers”
Now where you could see Eddie, Mike and Tony as sad old craters for having stuck to the same pub/village/life for all these years – but I reckon there’s something warmly satisfying about it.
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