- Susan has no empathy
- Keira cries when she sees Emma
- They stole 200 metres of cable (blah blah blah)
- Tracey has Neil wrapped
- When Titchmarsh praised Clarrie
- The Cider Club isn’t working
- Susan has no tact
Susan has no empathy
I know we know that (at times – she can also be quite sweet).
But did she really need to go on at Clarrie about how busy they are in the dairy?
Poor Clarrie lost her job. And hasn’t yet found another. And her job seekers allowance stops in March.
[Susan] “They’re not pressuring you, are they? They do hear stories”
Clarrie reckons no so. Her adviser is “nice”, and she might even retake her food and hygiene certificate – and also a catering certificate. Which she can do online.
Really?
I didn’t think Clarrie was the online type of gal.
Keira cries when she sees Emma
Seems no one believes Clarrie when she says that Keira isn’t a grumbling, moaning wee Minnie when she’s looking after her.
[Clarrie] “She’ll be good as gold all day with me, then the minute she sees her mum she starts crying”
[Susan] “Temper … makes her mum realise she left her and she’s cross”
Is Keira just bad tempered?
Or can Keira just not stand her mum?
She would be the first to react that way to Emma.
They stole 200 metres of cable (blah blah blah)
I really can’t write again about the thieves. Who took all that cable. And in broad daylight, pretending they were workmen. And that it was shocking, And that Jim was a star. Blah, blah, blah indeed. I’ll leave it to Jim.
[Jim] “To be fair, That wasn’t a problem with the technology, human nature doesn’t change so quickly”
Tracey has Neil wrapped
Neil is in such a desperation to get Tracey and her brood out of his and Susan’s house that Tracey can get him to do anything she pleases.
And it pleases her to get him rushing over to her. She’s got a painting disaster.
The paint she’s putting onto her room is turning out muddy, not lilac.
Neil tells her the original paint was too dark for her to paint onto to. That she should have out an undercoat on.
He even offers her a tin of white emulsion paint, rather than her having to buy it.
Which Tracey gratefully accepts.
Then it pleases her that Neil has to go there and then to fetch it.
Which he does, albeit grudgingly.
Then (!), when Neil gets back, Tracey claims he must show her how to put the paint on. So that she doesn’t get it wrong again.
Which he does.
That man is never going to get peace ever again, whether she lives with him or not.
When Titchmarsh praised Clarrie
Jim’s looking for Promises to sell off for the Britain in Bloom fundraising efforts.
Susan reckons Clarrie’s encyclopaedic knowledge of Flowering Plants would be perfect.
[Susan] “When Alan Titchmarsh came to the village, he particularly praised Clarrie's lilies”
[Jim] “Good heavens! We’d be honoured then!”
Ah, that’s nice.
It’ll be good for Clarrie to get something positive in her life.
The Cider Club isn’t working
Quite literally.
The deal was that the cider club would help out at the Community orchard, in return for a share of the cider Eddie and Joe would then make.
Jim’s been trying to work out how much cider everyone is due – but seems the cider club hasn’t been doing much at all. It’s mainly just been Jim rushing about.
[Susan] “Sounds like Joe and Eddie owe you a couple of flagons already”
Susan has no tact
Which is a surprise, when she displays utter tactlessness to Jennifer. She wants to be ‘close; to the Aldridges, but I suppose she can’t help her nature.
First she tells Jennifer that the shop got ever such good publicity from the radio reports about the Super Dairy. Susan had made sure the radio chaps name checked.
Then:
[Susan] “But they interviewed Adam, didn’t he tell you?”
[Jennifer, trying to change the subject] “He didn’t think he use his bit …”
[Susan, not noticing, or caring?] “They were bound to. Someone from Home Farm against the dairy … still, it’s a tricky time for you, so many people against it”
[Jennifer] “And so many people for it … that’s your impression for you, that there are more people against than for it?”
[Susan] “ … I wouldn’t like to say …”
(aye, right then)
Susan then mentions what they’re saying at The Bull. Especially that Brian is too scared to show his face.
Jennifer is horrified at the thought that people think Brian is staying away. Far more horrified that he’s seen to be scared and hiding, than at people possibly hating him for his plans …
Ah, Brian and Jennifer. The perfect match.
4 comments:
'Keira cries when she sees Emma'
Do you read '44 Scotland Street', Inga? Shades of Ulysses being sick when he sees Irene!
I don't read 44 Scotland Street - worth a punt?
Hi Inga. I enjoy it very much, both reading it when it's serialised in the 'Scotsman' and subsequently buying the books. It's probably more appealing when you live in Edinburgh, though, as it captures so beautifully what living here is like - well, the comfortable middle-class existence, I suppose, at least.
It took me a while to realise that all of his books are really morality tales and teaching us how to be good people, and not so much a case of turning the pages eagerly to find out what happens - as frequently, nothing does! But this series can be very funny too.
That sounds cracking. I lived on Easter Road for 15 or so years - so would be nice to get a bit of home! I read the No.1 Ladies, but will indeed have a punt.
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