OFF SHE WENT...

Greetings from London, where it is, I am afraid to say, cold and extremely wet, ugh.

SHE had to go out as there was only ONE slice of HER bread left in house (not enough to fill gap in that broken tooth). If SHE eats bread, it HAS to be one of two breads, yes, I know, life would be much easier if WE were not SO fussy about what WE eat but WE are... very.

SHE got dressed up in waterproof clothing and whistled up ole Wicker.. Ole Wicker likes a jaunt in rainy weather, it stops him getting all dry and stiff.. jurst opposite to HER, SHE went off looking very strange indeedy, mind YOU, SHE had made an effort and had a little bit of 'face' on so that SHE wouldn't frighten horses and little children but HER get-up was a bit weird!

And so off they trundled in pouring rain to catch a bus to Streatham Hill.

Please don't all shout at once, I am not deaf like HER, "STREATHAM", I can hear several of YOU cry, "what on earth is up in Streatham"? Well, you see, SHE has a thing about certain shops and they are all within a ten minute walk of each other up there.

SHE and ole Wicker catch a 319 bus from The Kings Road, it meanders up through Battersea, through Clapham Junction and across Tooting High Road, to pass time SHE reads books or plays 'WordMole' on HER mobile. Today SHE and an extremely pretty elder woman chatted about equine stuff and so their trip passed quickly.

Sounds dotty but 'good old Peter Jones' no longer sells Washing Soda Crystals but this 99p store does! And they sell washable 'rag rugs', SHE is mighty tired of cleaning that old hall carpet, rag rugs wash in cold water and are very pretty! This store also sells vacuum packed packets of delicious filter coffee for 99p and 3 tins of Marzano tommies sell for.. yes, 99p!

Lidl is purveyor of MY Bread.. yumyumyum, pure Rye with Sunflower Seeds, good stuff! SHE eats this as well, so a good supply for our week has to be purchased each Monday.

Then.. ah ha.. there is HER latest 'find'... aka BARTEK! Where SHE found truly most SCRUMMYDUMPTIOUS type of Bread, it is mostly Rye flour mixed with a little Wheat flour, NO yeast, a sour dough riser, with Caraway seeds. WE are taking several kilos with us to Yorkshire when WE go to stay with t'other Debi.

Poor old dear, SHE came back feeling and looking very sorry for herself! Not good as SHE has yet another surgical proceedure tomorrow at 1 o'clock, throat now has a norty tickle, SHE is not sure if SHE has a cold coming or it is poor old throat being nervous about tomorrow. SHE is not allowed to eat for SIX hours before the procedure.. that sounds a bit grim, whose buttered eggs am I going to eat? I am still fast asleep at 6 o'clock.. sigh.

That norty old St.Swithin, it was dry yesterday, well, here in deepest Knightsbridge it was.. so are WE not supposed to have FORTY dry days and nights? Well, it isn't dry.. in fact it is still pouring down out there.. at HER garden, old slimy slug and snail are having time of their silly lives, munching through anything that SHE planted, NOT a Bean plant anywhere in sight... ggrrr. I like home grown beans and WE ain't got none, WE are both very put out. It is almost almost impossible to see where beds or paths are as Mr. Weedy Weed is knee high... grrr.

SHE has to get it all tidied up as plot contracts are renewed in September and at the present moment, they look as if they've been abandoned!

Here in England, there was a drought, now there is more water sloshing about than is really needed, except reservoirs are now full.. meanwhile in the USA, it is the dryest six month period since records began.. poor farmers, a steer drinks a huge amount each day and of course with no water.. it means grass is not good enough to make hay. The wells are drying up as are streams and some rivers. And likewise with fruits and vegetables.

Those dreadful fires in Colorado, there was hardly any snow in Boston on the Eastern Seaboard, usually they have snow for a six week period.. cold but necessary to top up water levels, there was, likewise, in Montana and Wyoming a very light snow fall... poor people.

Nothing more has been reported about that village in Russia which was so badly damaged with hundreds of lives lost.. animals and humans, it happened at night.. grim beyond belief.

It does not seem right, does it? But this is how OUR world is changing, weather is no longer something WE can take for granted. SHE remembers dreadful droughts in Southern Spain in the 70's, cattle, goats and sheep having to be killed as they were dehydrated and starving.. it is a tough world.

Like old age, it is NOT for sissies. No siree.. and I do realise how lucky I am.. fed and watered, cuddled, allowed to perch on HER head whilst SHE types MY Blog.. taken on trips, I have even got used to taking MY vitamin drops every morning.. I might moan and threaten HER with a nip or two from ole beaky break but HOW lucky am I?

Do YOU realise how lucky YOU are today? Think about it..

GeeGee Parrot.
July 16th, 2012.