The third member of our household has now arrived, and has not yet run away in terror at our madness. In fact, we have enjoyed making many funny (and arguably worrying) noises whilst trying to learn Norwegian / Anglo-Saxon and Seal language (which, if Jayne and her sisters had been transported to an almost deserted island would now be the language of an entire population... and a very odd one at that).
It is quite probable, however, that Marianne and her mother (mor) were somewhat disturbed to return from town and find us with 'Emmelle' (pronounced Emily) stunningly decked up in her pink ladybird bicycle bell, orange front bars and newly repaired front tyre (which is a whole other story). Especially disturbing was what was attempting to ride her - someone with a brilliantly clashing pink helmet perched at a jaunty angle on her head while the boy in the van opposite looked on in sheer bemusement. It must have been like a trip to the zoo.
This all followed an adventure to the great metropolis of York where we acquired a new addition to the family. Having managed to set up a joint bank account and decided we could manage looking after the house, pantry, etc. we decided we were ready to adopt a child. So we ventured to the plant market and caught sight of a very pretty orchid which the nice man explained is very easy to care for. It is now placed proudly on the table in the lounge, and still fully alive. Hopefully Orchee will remain so.
Another acquisition was a pair of birdfeeders which Megan is very excited by. We now have a coconut hanging from our palm tree. Hopefully the birds will appreciate it to. We are giving them a week to get their acts together and will then be taking action. 
One hopes that if the neighbourhood birds learn to appreciate us the rest of Badger Hill will too. We did not make a good start by turning up at the penny sweet shop with our entire piggy bank and proceeding to purchase 110 pence worth of sweets in 1 and 2 pence pieces. Whilst the queue built up behind us the man counted out each coin. He will soon learn to trust us.
The computer room is now eerily deserted and we have had no lunch, so goodbye.
It is quite probable, however, that Marianne and her mother (mor) were somewhat disturbed to return from town and find us with 'Emmelle' (pronounced Emily) stunningly decked up in her pink ladybird bicycle bell, orange front bars and newly repaired front tyre (which is a whole other story). Especially disturbing was what was attempting to ride her - someone with a brilliantly clashing pink helmet perched at a jaunty angle on her head while the boy in the van opposite looked on in sheer bemusement. It must have been like a trip to the zoo.This all followed an adventure to the great metropolis of York where we acquired a new addition to the family. Having managed to set up a joint bank account and decided we could manage looking after the house, pantry, etc. we decided we were ready to adopt a child. So we ventured to the plant market and caught sight of a very pretty orchid which the nice man explained is very easy to care for. It is now placed proudly on the table in the lounge, and still fully alive. Hopefully Orchee will remain so.
Another acquisition was a pair of birdfeeders which Megan is very excited by. We now have a coconut hanging from our palm tree. Hopefully the birds will appreciate it to. We are giving them a week to get their acts together and will then be taking action. 
One hopes that if the neighbourhood birds learn to appreciate us the rest of Badger Hill will too. We did not make a good start by turning up at the penny sweet shop with our entire piggy bank and proceeding to purchase 110 pence worth of sweets in 1 and 2 pence pieces. Whilst the queue built up behind us the man counted out each coin. He will soon learn to trust us.
The computer room is now eerily deserted and we have had no lunch, so goodbye.
2 comments:
To just keep this really internal, I thought it would be cool if I would be the only one to comment on this blog. That is not to say that other people shouldn't comment. Ok - I think I should just stop blabbering. What I really wanted to say was - I'm fascinated by that you actually figured out mother - mor, with me not using it. Good job!
Jayne, that is a truly stunning photo. I am collecting pictures of you avoiding cameras until I have an entire album of them, and then I will upload them to Facebook. Beware.
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