Songs of the Salesman

If you've ever wondered what a song on a TV advert is - or where you can listen to it properly - or even download it - wonder no more. Instead go here where they are listed!!! Please don't think I spend all my time trawling the 'net for trivia - no - plagiarism is rife around here and I knicked this from David's blog.

Aching

I have been very very very very very busy today. I have been doing the cleaning that has waited about 5 months to be done. I have finally done all my personal paperwork and filed it all away - the spot behind the sofa where it had all been piling up now looks strangely empty! I have cleaned windows, dusted skirting boards, faffed about with my feather duster (so many cobwebs) vacuumed the carpets to within one inch of their lives. Everywhere smells of polish and I feel so much better now that all is clean, tidy and organised. 

I have just had a lovely risotto for dinner and am now working my way through a bottle of Chablis (all by myself - alone!)

I haven't quite managed to do the ironing - but I can do that in the morning before popping to Esher for lunch. I think I'm out tomorrow night too, and then out of Friday for a nosh with everyone from the stables (that will be very good fun - much laughter and merry making and seeing Lisa who has just returned from holiday), Saturday I'm going up 'town' to the theatre and for dinner, and then off to watch American footie at Wembley on Sunday. By Monday I will be ready for a long sit down. Oh yes - my back hurts from all the scrubbing and polishing today :)

Hot News

Jane is back. After an unforgivable but apparently unavoidable absence of more than EIGHT MONTHS - she has posted something. Read it and laugh. Welcome back with your Oboe, my dear.

Lovely day

What a great day!!! I have just taken the car to have the back light fixed. If you're looking for great service with a cheery smile, coffee and toast while you wait - go to the Nissan Garage at Walton Bridge. Fantastic. Then off to M&S and Tesco - the self checkout machine worked flawlessly (which in itself is nothing short of a minor miracle) and the staff were cheery and helpful (there must be something in  the water!). I've just arrived home to find a dozen roses waiting for me - which is absolutely fab - I have to say. The sun is shining and everyone I have spoken to today so far has been smiling and happy :)

Booked it, packed it, F**ked off!!!

Last night I booked flights to Spain - just for a long weekend at the beginning of November. I am so excited. Unlike Peter Kay, however - I didn't book it on teletext!! Oh no, I booked it on t'internet :) Cheesecake? Cake wi' cheese? Wot's tharrabout?

Aggression in Chesterfield

My brother Russell lives and works in Nottingham. He works hard and is good at his job. As a by-product of that he has some nice things including his latest acquisition  which is a Lotus Elise (male menopause?!!). I've just been chatting to him on the 'phone and he told me that he was driving to an appointment the other day in a less than salubrious area of Chesterfield and he accidentally hit a dog that ran out in front of his car. The dog was okay - got up - and ran off...but within seconds he was surrounded by 4 aggressive looking youths who then proceeded to kick the cr*p out of his car. 

It was an accident that he hit the dog - the dog was okay - so why would these people feel the need to turn all feral and start attacking him? He said that his initial instinct was to get out of the car and have a go back - but then common sense and self preservation kicked in and he drove off. Obviously he reported it to the police - two hours to make a statement - and since then he has heard nothing :(

What is the world coming to? 

Shim Shams for Meddlers

Today I'm going somewhere but I can't say where. "Shim shams for Meddlers" my Mum would say. Whenever we asked a 'nosey' question she would answer by saying "Shim Shams for Meddlers". "What's in that bag Mum?", "where are you going?", "What are you doing?", "who was that on the 'phone?"...if she didn't want to say we would get the standard reply! I have said it myself to Dan on many occasions - together with "have you had enough to eat?...are you sure? ...wouldn't you like something else?" - or - "Are you going to be warm enough dressed like that.." - or even my favourite "Where do you think you're going dressed like that...?". The kind of questions that all Mums ask - drive you nuts - and to which there are not really any answers apart from 'Kevin' type responses of "..Uh.." or something like that!

So - "where are you going today Tracy?"...........