- Brian’s a helpful chap
- The League of Friends are indeed always nice
- Clarrie’s looking forward to washing a mug
- This Ambridge eavesdropping is brought to you by Skype …
- Mart plans are at the Council
- “Some economist from Felpersham”
- Joe’s made some mistletoe sales
- Clarrie lets slip to Jim
- Nigel was idiosyncratic at organising
Brian’s a helpful chap
It looks like Brian’s offer to help at Brookfield wasn’t just a one off – and seems to come with no strings.
Helping out this time with the strawing down (which I think has something to do with the cows being inside), he also volunteers to take over Bert’s silage duties.
Though still struggling into work, Bert’s back is too sore to let him be of much use.
So it's Brian to the rescue, again.
I'd almost be suspicious, if it was just Ruth that was the female offering at Brookfield.
Though I suppose there is Pip ... surely not!?!
The League of Friends are indeed always nice
Preferring to get going to Clarrie’s hospital appointment rather than have a cup of tea at home, Nic was quite right that the League of Friends are nice people.
They’re to be found volunteering in hospitals – information, cups of tea and often raising money for equipment.
Well done folks!
Clarrie’s looking forward to washing a mug
Concerned about her job:
[Clarrie] “Vicky’s already got her feet too far under the table for my liking … I don't want her getting no ideas about that job for the long term”
And getting increasingly frustrated about not being able to do the housework and cooking (though it has to be said that Joe managed not to poison anyone), Clarrie can’t wait to get her arm out of plaster.
She’s especially looking forward to washing up her coffee mug properly.
As much as I can understand the mug symbolising Clarrie being able to get her world back under control … there’s also a part of me that thinks Clarrie does actually sees being able to wash her own mug is a genuine treat.
[Clarrie] “There’s a mug there that’s going to be washed with an inch of its life”
Will that woman ever get a proper break? (excuse the pun)
This Ambridge eavesdropping is brought to you by Skype …
Is it just me, or is the Aldridge family being sponsored by Skype?
That was yet another mention because of Nollie’s birthday tomorrow.
Maybe the extra income is why Brian is happy to give his time for free to Brookfield.
Mart plans are at the Council
All seems to be going well with Borchester Land and Amside’s Mart plans.
Though Brian reckons Matt’s still pulling Lilian’s strings, she is “putting up a good fight” at the Board table.
The plans for the mart are finished, and are now in front of the Council’s planning department.
Surely that’s where the trouble really starts?!?
“Some economist from Felpersham”
Wowzer – those farmers sure know how to book a scintillating key note speaker for their conference!
Seemingly Adam’s going to translate (he studied Agricultural economics), and the economist’s topic, “Global Soft Commodity prospects”, Brian reckoned would be:
“food for thought”
(and he said that with, again, no pun intended)
Each to their own, I suppose.
Joe’s made some mistletoe sales
But Clarrie reckons:
[Clarrie] “anyone that’s lived here a while isn’t so keen … mainly the townies that’s taking it … Joe could be up to a lot worse”
True.
But does Clarrie realise that he’s been using one of her sheets?
Clarrie lets slip to Jim
Whoops!
Clarrie does seem to have a tendency of telling folks things they would probably be better off not knowing.
Though it seems to be entirely innocent on her part. Unlike when Susan tells her home truths …
Anyway, expect Jim to give Joe a telling any day now. His reaction to being told that he’d “inspired” Joe to go round the village, charging folks for his Druid services, didn’t sound entirely positive.
[Clarrie] “he’s a funny old stick”
Nigel was idiosyncratic at organising
David’s having a struggle trying to work out Nigel’s way of working.
He’s not sure what Nigel meant when he ticked something (as it would seem Nigel also used crosses for when he’d completed some tasks); Nigel had a bit of an eccentric filing system (Royal’s Rink hire was under I for Ice rink); and David is a tad concerned that all of this will mean he and Lewis will miss something important.
Lewis is a very calm chap to have around, but David seems to be edging onto panic (on top of his guilt, and sheer exhaustion).
That David can’t find a trace of the ice sculpture is his biggest problem at the moment (maybe the sculpture goes the same way as the ice? … sorry …).
Spotting that David is about to potentially self-combust, Lewis tries to suggest that David really doesn’t need to do all of this work.
After all, Elizabeth didn’t ask him to – and probably should start looking for a professional manager for Lower Loxley.
That the Lower Loxely trustees are meeting in 3 weeks sounds a bit ominous.
Maybe David should relax a bit now, in case Elizabeth will need him more in a few weeks time …
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