Just popping in...

[susie_flo]

Good afternoon fiends. It feels like ages since I visited these parts. Am trying to remember what I've been up to but am struggling to recall much detail...

I think that life has consisted mainly of work trips, marvellous evenings with non-LJ people, meeting new LJ ladies and trying to cram in last-minute socialising with rosamicula before she skips off into the tropical sunset (Woe!) On that note, I had a lovely, relaxed ladies' night last Wed with Rosa and sara_lou , while G was off gallivanting in Paris. We ate and drank nice things in my fav local French Bistro and then shuffled back to my place to loll around on sofas and get squiffy (in an entirely civilised manner, of course.) Oh, Miss Louis, I will so miss you when you are gone.

G and I spent the weekend in Sidmouth attending a garden party at his mum's house (to celebrate her husband's 70th).  Due to the large number of guests, we stayed in a hotel on the waterfront and were delighted to discover that our room had a balcony overlooking the sea ((PIC)). G took one look at the view and promptly nodded off, so I decided to mooch around some nearby shops. Despite the fact that these were about 20 yards away, it took me ten whole minutes to get there behind 3 walking sticks and two zimmer frames. This called to mind a very funny, high-action chase scene from 'The Man Who Was Thursday' involving a doddery old man with a stick. (I suspect that scene also became the inspiration for an episode in David Baddiel's 'Time for Bed', where a man tries urgently to escape an old lady with a zimmer frame inside an old people's home).

Unfortunately our hotel was one of those that insists on keeping uncivilised hours at weekends, with breakfast from 8:30 - 9:30am and check out by 10:30.  G was unable to drag me downstairs at such an ungodly hour, hence we failed to discover whether the breakfast was worth the money.

On Sunday we were able to show Helena the sea for the first time.  She's showing signs of turning into a cheery little soul, and I'm pleased to report that knitted Mrs Cartman has proven to be a hit.  (This is largely because any toy that is remotely humanoid is a hit with Helena, but I'm not complaining.) 

Anyway I posted some weekend pics on FB, for anyone interested.   (Last night while browsing these I noticed that I'd spent much of Sunday with a cleavage-related wardrobe malfunction. G's family may well have assumed that I was aiming for the bordello look.   Oops).

Moving on to this week, I've just noticed that I am due at at steer Towers on Thurday and then it's rosamicula 's leaving do.  Saturday plans are being plotted as I type and will consist of the supreme tweeness that is the St Margarets Summer Fair. G and I go to this event every year like a pair of local stalwarts.  I invariably come home with some hand made tat and last year we found some excellent old kitchen scales for a tenner.  Other than that we normally loaf outside the beer tent watching teenybopper bands play their first gig and pointing at the local Z-list slebs.  (This year I might cast an eye over the dog show, assuming the wardytron  hounds will be decked out in their finery...)

Well that's all from me because I have to finish my lunch and get on with things.   (Apologies for not being very commenty of late. I've been reading sporadically but am just having a bit of a quiet phase.)

Comments

[ms-siobhan.livejournal.com]

I think your knitted dolly is lovely :-) Mum still won't let the 'little fellahs' play with the elephant, she is adamant she is keeping him all for herself.

The summer fair sounds fab - please take lots of pics.


PS re Marc Almond russian albums, let me know if you would like a copy....

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

Thanks hon. (For now could you tell me any album names? If they are on Spotify or Last FM I might find them for a listen).

I've never taken pics at the fair before, but that's not a bad idea. I shall plan to snap away :-)

[ms-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Heart On Snow
Orpheus In Exile

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

Ignore me - I have found Heart of Snow on spotters, so I will have a listen.
x

[ms-siobhan.livejournal.com]

I especially love Always and Everywhere and Heart on Snow

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

I just listened to the album. It's very nice for a moody, relaxed afternoon. (Have added it as a playlist on spotify)

[ms-siobhan.livejournal.com]

I HEART Marc Almond very very much indeed - frankly he could sing me the phonebook and I'd still be entranced, there is something about his voice that is just so beautiful. No matter what he is singing.

[childeric.livejournal.com]

Somewhere in my recent past I had a conversation with someone about The Man Who Was Thursday. I have a feeling that it was somewhere deeply incongruous, but it's all wrapped in a haze which makes me suspect that I was drunk. To my shame, this information doesn't significantly narrow the possibilities of where on earth it might have been. Oh dear.

Still, a wonderful book.

[the-meanest-cat.livejournal.com]

I loved that book and spent most of it chuckling gleefully at the the combination of steam gadge and general wittiness. Very odd ending, as I recall...

I think most people find Chesterton a bit papist, but I think he's fab. I still keep meaning to read The Napoleon of Notting Hill, on Hester's recommendation.