- And that’s just Jolene’s travel outfit!
- Will will make George sick?
- “Hard-core bee freaks”
- “Egg crazy kids”
- Nooooo – not the shower!!!
- Ruth’s kind to Joe
- David feels guilty
- The shower hasn’t gone away …
- “Here we go”
And that’s just Jolene’s travel outfit!
[Fallon] “Ooh la la!”
[Kenton] “Knock out … you look great. Perfect.”
And they’re off! But not before Jolene checks and rechecks everything with Fallon.
[Fallon] “Just let it go mum, we’ll be fine, don’t worry”
Will will make George sick?
Things are really coming to a head between Will and Emma.
She’s now accusing his Easter egg of potentially having the ability to make George sick.
Child. Easter Egg. Potential of being sick.
Fairly atypical, I’d have thought?
Anyway, Will is now angry with Emma, but he is a good(ish) dad to George.
He’s doing exactly what Clarrie reckoned Ed should be doing with George – spending more time with him one-on-one; doing things that the big kids can’t do, making him feel wanted and special.
He was close to flaming George’s hatred/rivalry of Keira by saying that she was too naff to be able to hunt for Easter eggs at The Bull (I do paraphrase!) – but he was also encouraging George to collect more than Jake or Mia.
So all healthy sibling competition. I suppose.
“Hard-core bee freaks”
I do adore it when Jill starts on about her bees. Even better when she’s getting ready for a new season. And wonderful that Josh is still interested.
They seemingly went to a bee conference type thing together, where Josh persuaded Jill to buy a new hive.
Though it has to be remembered that while Josh may be a nice young chap, spending time with his grandmum doing bee stuff, he is just about to hit the ‘Jamie’ phase:
[Josh] “Some of those hard-core bee freaks though … talk about weird! I mean, in a good way gran. And not you …”
“Egg crazy kids”
Blimey! George found 14 Easter eggs. 14! Makes you wonder if he managed to get the lion’s share, or if The Bull had spent all of its last few months profit on eggs.
[Fallon] “Egg crazy kids. One of them is bound to OD on chocolate”
(see – I said it must be fairly atypical)
Nooooo – not the shower!!!
Jolene and Kenton arrive in their Monte Carlo hotel, with Jolene very suitably impressed by the size of the bed and that they have a balcony, with a sea view.
Sounds lovely.
But I did break out in a cold sweat at the following exchange:
[Jolene] “A nice big shower an all …”
[Kenton] “Oh yeah. That’s good to know”
(ye gods! Jolene then decides to have a shower straight away, so she can freshen up and try her new shower gel … apparently).
[Kenton] “Maybe I’ll dig mine out too. Would be good to freshen up”
No. Good god, no. Not again? Surely not again???
But Jolene then sends Kenton off to get a magazine she’d left at reception. She had a very weak excuse for it being so important he got it right now – something about her being halfway through a story. I never knew Take a Break (and the like) was actually readable.
To make absolute sure that Kenton has got the message, just before he heads out:
[Jolene] “I’ll see you in a bit then … after my shower”
Phew!
Ruth’s kind to Joe
I think Ruth is probably the only person left in Ambridge who is willing to give Joe the benefit of the doubt being outed (for bad mistletoe advice) at Gardeners’ Question Time.
[Ruth] “Was it really just a scam, or did he just get his facts wrong?”
Jill reckons the proof was in the Panel all advising that it was indeed the wrong time to propagate mistletoe seeds.
David feels guilty
Which is nothing new, since Nigel died, but he seems to be obsessing that anything which goes wrong at Brookfield is his fault.
Very true that he didn’t take care of Brookfield while Elizabeth needed him at Lower Loxley – and Ruth told him so many, many times – but wasn’t he meant to be moving on?
Must be difficult for Ruth now to persuade him that the low milk yield isn’t his fault, after all the very candid ‘discussions’ they’ve had over the last few months.
[Ruth] “I’ve tried my best to cheer him up, but it’s uphill work”
The shower hasn’t gone away …
As Kenton returns to the room, Jolene has finished her shower.
But, maybe I said my ‘phew’ too soon.
Jolene seems keen for Kenton to take a shower, but he’s keen to have some boozy juice.
[Jolene] “Drink first, eh … we could save that for later”
(later? No. Not later. Never. Ever).
The Jolene’s reticence becomes (potentially) clear.
[Kenton] “Jolene, you did see the sign on the door? In six different languages? This is a no smoking room!”
Kenton hadn’t caught Jolene smoking, or even smelt smoke. He was just suspicious that she’d been so keen to get him out of the room.
So they have a good giggle that Kenton thought Jolene was being sneaky, even though she claims she hadn’t been smoking.
And as she pointed out, she’d have had a smoke in the balcony rather than the room.
What’s more, Jolene claims she hasn’t had any cravings since they left Ambridge.
[Jolene] “Kenton, sweetheart, why would I want one with you here? … I daresay we’ll keep my mind off it somehow”
Which sounds fair enough.
And I had been wondering whether Jolene was actually okay with sharing a room – they haven’t spoken about taking the next step for a wee bit now (though Jolene did say she was ready).
Well, that’s that question sorted. She’s well up for it.
Good on her.
“Here we go”
Ruth and Jill tune their wirelesses just in time to catch Gardeners’ Question time.
Well it’s a first for me:
[Jill] “here we go!”
