- Casa Nueva no more
- Home to a good cuppa
- Helen shocks Lilian
- Old photos with folks that folks don’t know …
- Pat and Tony have to work
- Pat’s Positive
- A Greenham Common Girl
- Pat’s knickers
Casa Nueva no more
Will and Nic are back from their honeymoon.
Nic’s delighted to be back. Though she had a marvellous time – sunshine, warm white sand, chickpeas (which Will seemed to really enjoy) - she’s loving the full moon and the frosty tiles of home:
[Nic] “I’m glad to be home. To our lovely cottage. It looks just likes a Christmas card”
Just before Will can sweep her off her feet to carry her over the threshold, Nic suddenly blurts out that she wants to change the name of lovely cottage:
[Nic] “I always thought it was, well, a bit odd … for an old stone cottage. Casa Nueva. It’s just not right somehow”
[Will] “It’s just ones of those things that seem like a good idea at the time. But you’re right, it’d not suitable”
[Nic] “And since this is a new start for us … “
Will doth concur. And he sweeps her off her feet:
[Will] “So, come here Mrs Grundy”
Later on:
[Nic] “I just think it should be something English. Rural, maybe”
Will starts thinking of where they went on honeymoon – Cape Verde – which Will reckons means green (he is correct – Portuguese for).
And he suggests Greenwood Cottage.
Which Nic heartily approves of. And Will reckons he should have done years ago.
Greenwood Cottage.
Yes. That’s better.
Home to a good cuppa
Ah, don’t you just love the British for their ability to sample the exotic, but still whimper in delight about coming back to Britain and having a good cup of tea.
Cool Britannia?
Don’t think we ever were, or could be.
Anyhoo, Saint Clarrie has done her Will and Nic proud again.
She’d gone into their cottage, turned up the boiler, put a hot water bottle in their bed and left them eggs, bread and milk so that they could wake up to have a nice breakfast.
What a mum!
And while Nic had a grand time, she did miss her kids.
[Will] “Not used to pleasing yourself, are you?”
Helen shocks Lilian
[Lilian] “My goodness, you’ve got two of them now!”
But it’s okay Lilian. It’s only Rowan – Helen’s friend’s child who comes to stay when her mum is working, so Harry can go to theirs when Helen’s at work.
Old photos with folks that folks don’t know …
Uh-oh.
Lilian’s organised for an exhibition of Pat Archer throughout the ages to be at her birthday party. She’s showing Helen some photos that include people neither she nor Lilian can identify … ghosts from the past.
Oh dear.
But I wasn’t to worry. All was well.
The only slightly inappropriate photo was one of John when he was 11. Which reminded Pat of Rich.
Which Lilian wasn’t to know, and no harm done.
Especially when there was also plenty of Helen as a child. Looking serious and dour …
Pat and Tony have to work
Pat’s in the dairy, and Tony has to milk later on.
He agrees with Lilian that he should be out with pat, spoiling her.
But, Tom can’t do Tony’s milking. He’s seemingly got an important meeting with a butcher in Felpersham.
Selfish so and so.
Pat’ll hardly have a 60th again!
When Pat can actually out her feet up later on, she doesn’t want to. She reckons it’s no fun putting one’s feet up on one’s own. So she offers to help Tony do the milking, which Tony is more than happy to accept.
[Pat] “You never used to want to share the milking back in the old parlour at willow farm … seems like yesterday to me. Can’t believe how the years have passed. I don’t feel 60 at all”
Not so with Tony.
Seems he looks tired, and feels weary.
Pat’s Positive
Which was a welcome relief to hear her says that, after all these months.
She reckons she now feels excited about the rebranding. It’s a new project she can get her teeth into.
[Pat] “It is going to work, Tony. We can bring the business back from the brink after all”
Tony didn’t seem so sure. But then again, he is tired and weary.
A Greenham Common Girl
It’s Pat’s Party time. And it seems to be marvellous.
And she’s really enjoying her photographic exhibition.
[Pat] “What do I look like? That hair … that was my friend Rose.”
[Tony] “A Greenham Common girl”
[Kathy] “I never realised you were such a militant!”
(really? How could anyone not know that?)
[Pat] “Tony very nearly left me”
[Tony] “Only when you threatened to take the kids on a CND march”
[Kathy] “Oh, did you really?”
(Oh come on … seriously? Kathy’s supposed to be Pat’s bessie mate!)
[Pat] “You remember what it was like!”
(I don’t think Kathy would. She’s not the Greenham type …)
[Kathy] “But you gave up protesting?”
[Pat] “It was that or my marriage”
[Tony] “That was when we went organic …”
[Pat] “It was the bait to lure me back!”
Pat’s knickers
The party didn’t get that wild … though there was a mention of pants.
[Lilian, in jest and with love] “I was particularly impressed by you in your gym knickers hurling a javelin … darling, you’re still in remarkably good shape. A bit of soft lighting, you could easily pass for 45! … If anyone deserves a decent party, it’s you”
Aw. That’s out Lilian, that is.
1 comment:
"Not so with Tony. Seems he looks tired, and feels weary." Always a bit of a worry when we hear someone's looking tired, isn't it ? :-(
And although Peggy's supposed to have got over her fall, we still haven't actually heard from her since, have we ?
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