- Did anyone notice Emma’s birthday yesterday?
- The Diary of a Pretentious Modern Day Couple, Chapter 2
- Products a go-go at Bridge Farm
- What’s Leonie doing to make her neighbours bang?
- What’s wrong with nettle soup?
Did anyone notice Emma’s birthday yesterday?
It would seem not. Even though Susan said it was a cracker.
The Diary of a Pretentious Modern Day Couple, Chapter 2
Everyone, apart from Matt, has agreed to meet up again to talk about Leonie and James’ fabulous (!) book idea.
I reckon Matt couldn’t be there as he just couldn’t be bothered with such nonsense.
But here, we go regardless – Chapter 2 …
[James] “That’s why she (Leonie) was so cut up yesterday when none of you seemed to get how brilliant it’s going to be”
Seems their great idea is to visit and write up village events, festivities and comings/goings – fetes, jamborees and the like.
(has Ambridge ever had a jamboree?)
They’ll interview “local characters”.
But the key to the project is photography. “wonderful photographs”.
Which means getting a really good, professional camera … see where this is going? Right enough:
[James] “So, we need some sort of investment up front … and that means you can have some sort of, limited, input”Of course, Lilian thinks it all “sounds wonderful”. Well, she would. It’s James. She can see no sense when it comes to her boy.
But Lynda says that she thinks she’s seen a similar book:
[James] “Oh well. There’s always going to be some amateur local stuff”
He reckons his and Leonie’s book will be “high end” (hmmm – back to need lots of investment then)
[Lilian] “You never know, it might put up house prices”
(oh come on, Lilian!)
[Robert] “Can you actually take photographs of people’s property and put them in a book?”
He also asks them how they’re going to pay contributors.
Leonie just dismisses such talk as “detail”.
Lilian says she’ll make a “modest” investment, “down the line”. But reassures James, on demand, that it won’t be that “modest” and not that far “down the line”.
Hmmm. Don’t think Matt will let anything other than modest, and down the line, happen anytime soon.
Also noticeable that Robert and Lynda didn’t commit to anything.
The worst news is that James and Leonie will be back very soon – for the August bank holiday Open Gardens Sunday.
Oh, the joys.
Products a go-go at Bridge Farm
Susan and Pat have finished the first batch of products to leave the dairy since E. coli was found.
Which is great news.
But, journalists are still harassing Pat again. Looks like they want her to explain exactly where the E. coli came from.
This is far from being today’s chip paper …
What’s Leonie doing to make her neighbours bang?
Back to talking about Leonie moving into James’ flat – Leonie mentioned she’d be glad to get away from her current neighbours. They seem to be always banging on her wall.
What on earth is the woman doing?
No matter, I suppose. At least she can now express herself through her book, and redoing James’ flat in “earth colours”
What’s wrong with nettle soup?
Lilian, Robert and Lynda thought Joe was spinning Leonie a line on Sunday:
[Leonie] “His mother used to cook nettle soup on a Sunday, as a treat”
Can I ask what’s wrong with nettle soup?
Wild foraging/food for free is quite in vogue these days.
My partner does a cracking nettle soup.
O, does that just make me/us rural quaint?
1 comment:
I got the impression that Lilian isn't much more enthused about the book than Robert and Lilian are. And she didnb;t really give a response to James's parting comment of "not too modest and not too far down the line, Ma [urgh]"
Maybe I'm an old cynic, but something about this book idea doesn't ring true. Can't help feeling it is a ruse to get money from parents (and others). I don't mean ruse, I mean fraud.
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