Wednesday 30 January 2019

A Designer Bouche?

Yesterday Nigel had an appointment for a check up at the dentist.  He came back in buoyant mood saying that the dentist was full of praise for his unscrupulous dental grooming and she really looked forward to seeing him again in six months time.

While pleased that his mouth had once again passed muster, Nigel does not have a single filling,  I know he has always had a long felt want for a brace “ ….like what the posh people do”

However, I have to thank goodness that this will probably never be the case, because if he did, we would undoubtedly have to cancel our Greek Odysseys and Christmas for at least the next six years!

So for now Nigel will have to remain a stranger to the brace, unless it’s secured in a display case

The little fella also couldn’t help noticing, what he called the "designer" toothpaste and toothbrushes, thinking one might be a nice present for Darrell, a little something to match the ambiance of our new en-suite perhaps?

However, when Nigel noticed the price it was all little too expensive for his pocket and anyway the range of flavours, well, they just confused him ………. Apple and Aloe for the Explorer, Gin Tonic and Persimmon for the Challenger and Liquorice and Blackberry for the Daydreamer.  As far as Nigel was concerned toothpaste was toothpaste, no matter how glamorous the tube and coordinating toothbrush,  so for now Darrell would have to make do with good old Colgate.

…….. and the free samples from the bowl by the reception desk, as I had already asked Nigel to bring a couple home to put away for our weekends away and holidays.  What am I like?

Tuesday 29 January 2019

Our En-Suite Saga Saga Continues

Well, what did I say about a strong cup of tea and a couple of dunked Hob Nobs?  We have now found a most excellent plumber by the name of Mr Tom and a specialist of a fitting HardieBacker in the form of Mr Richard. The mood at The Towers is now much more buoyant.

Mr Tom has now removed the offending broken shower, and a Darrell and Nigel we dispatched to purchased a new one from the plumbers merchants down the road with a certain amount of renewed and fortified masculine swagger on Darrell’s part.
The wonky shower tray is out and pipework capped, if that’s the correct technical term.
……..And Nigel is relishing all the bits of manly debris that seems to be occupying several corners of The Towers which I have warned him not to touch just in case they are of any import unbeknownst to us

The aforesaid wonky shower tray is currently resting on Darrell and Nigel’s very floral bed at the moment ……………. which means there will have to be a little bunking up in my room for a little while

……. there may be a few arguments about who goes where, but for now I think we are all just happy that things are progressing in the right direction and that no more sobbing is heard coming from the other bathroom!

Monday 28 January 2019

An En Suite Saga Saga

Oh my goodness, I fear The Towers is in the midst of what could quite an ongoing en suite sage. Please bear with us (but keep your clothes on if possible) as we go through every grisly stage over the next few days, weeks …… perhaps even months!!!!   Poor Darrell is feeling a very guilty for focusing on all the excitement of the frou frou last week, never considering what else could possibly be lurking behind our broken shower
First things first, we managed to find a tilerman of good repute to advise us re: the tiling……  but what he revealed, as he started to strip the tiles for his preparation made our hearts sink like leaden lead balloons, especially as we are very much strangers to the world of manly constructional pursuits. Our tile problems, it seems, were due to an ill fitting shower tray that had certain bounce to it, which in turn caused the grout to crack and water to seep behind …………..
This seepage has gradually turned the boards behind to mush (a slight exaggeration, but you know what we mean) and to add insult to injury, the boards really weren’t the best quality boards to use.
Now, not only do we still have to find a plumber to fit our new shower, we also need to get the shower tray re-set and stable ……. and then someone to remove all the boards and put up something more substantial …… that’s quite a bit to sort out!
With these unconsidered developments I could see that Darrell was trying very hard to maintain a stiff upper lip and keep it together,  but after Mr Tilerman left I am sure I heard several broken hearted sobs coming from the other bathroom.  What is he like?……. A strong cup of tea and a couple of hob nobs we’ll soon sort it out!

Wednesday 23 January 2019

Darrell’s Designer Dreams.

Goodness knows what else Darrell got up to when he went over to Topps Tiles, but this morning there was a parcel from Karndean flooring addressed to him which was opened with a great flurry of excitement.
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Said parcel contained a single floor tile with which Darrell seemed extremely pleased with, judging from the way he was lovingly stroking it!
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I have to say it was very Dame Kelly, if not more so, veering, it appeared, from my untutored eye, from distinct Kelly beige to a frighteningly flamboyant ivory.
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The tile was placed in goodness knows how many positions in both the bathroom and en-suite accompanied by much artistic ummming and ahhing.
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It was only when I interrupted him and asked exactly how we were going to pay for any grand scheme he may have running through his mind, because we certainly don’t have the kind of funds that Dame Kelly’s celebrity clients attract………
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……. with that I may have punctured his inner interior designer bubble just a smidge, and the tile was quickly put away under his bed.  I admit I did feel a little bit mean!

Tuesday 22 January 2019

A Bit Of A Disaster At The Towers

Oh dear, it has to be said that the condition of the tiles in the shower at The Towers has been getting Darrell down a little bit, but admittedly not enough to make him do anything about them ……… but then yesterday the shower died (RIP) and that seemed to encourage Darrell to conclude that it was all a spooky Derek Acorah sign telling us it was about time we did something with the en-suite.
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I also think it was also the perfect excuse for him to come over all Hugh and Dame Kelly to totally redesign said en-suite. Anyway, before you could say grout and tile spacers he was off to Topps Tiles on the 18X bus.
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I knew he has always had a yen for a Moroccan themed shower room so that is what I really thought he would come home with.
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But no, he had clearly channeled his inner Dame Kelly opting for a plain old, satin finish white tile with additional chrome trim, you could have knocked me down with a spirit level!
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However, he did say he had been quite taken with some very unusual cuts of meat type tiles, but knew that when Hugh, with his strict vegetarian ways and occasional vegan leanings, came to stay he would have taken one look at them, flounced out of said shower room and asked us to call a taxi, and that would be just too horrible for his and Darrell’s friendship to contemplate.
IMG_9438  There were also some gentler woodland creature type tiles  …….
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…… but having an inquisitive owl or rutting deer stare at you while showering wouldn't create quite the right ambiance.  So plain white it is, with Darrell saying that way we can easily change the towels, light fittings and nick knacks to give the room a whole new air whenever we like. The only problem is that despite all these high faluting ideas and fanciful plans we don't actually have a clue who to ask to do it! Watch this space ........ I have a feeling that this could be quite an adventure.

Monday 21 January 2019

Darrell’s Got Talent

If there’s one thing I particularly love about Darrell, especially on a Sunday lunch time ………..
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…….. it’s his gravy!  Cut me another doorstep to wipe the beauty up!  What am I like?

Tuesday 15 January 2019

Dumped

Thankfully this collection of dumped supermarket trolleys which caused poor Nigel not a little consternation the other day have since been removed from the bridge at the entrance to our estate
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Who on earth dumped them in the first place and then thought it would be a witty touch to use an ill gotten pound, no doubt, to fasten them all  together?
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Nigel was not amused and declared that questions would have to be asked in Parliament.  It wasn’t funny and it certainly wasn’t clever.
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And …… to add further insult to injury ………….
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…….. the council (we think) had only just put a new litter sign up a week or so ago. Poor Nigel.

Monday 14 January 2019

The Towers Entertains

With memories of Christmas and our New Year revels rapidly ebbing way Darrell decided that to lift our spirits we should invite Little Miss Iris and Young Master Bertie yesterday to a special Cream Tea Sunday, but minus the cream, as they are not very partial to it, in fact they are all but strangers to the comestible.
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……. and boy, the boy dun gud!
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Darrell, needless to say, was the self appointed party planner and caterer, I was chief fetcher and carrier, table cloth ironer and general bottle washer ……
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…… and Nigel was head nibble tester and entertainments officer ……
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…… with responsibilities to the Pass the Parcel and the bubble machine departments.
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It was all very romantically perfect, no ham sandwich was left unturned, no cocktail sausage left uneaten, and no Pringle unpopped.  Nigel’s Pass The Parcel was a triumph with all forfeits undertaken and prizes held close to chests. Yes, as I said at the beginning ….. the boy dun gud!  Happy Days!

Wednesday 9 January 2019

Developments Up Road ……

None of us could help but notice that there has  been much work afoot up on a patch of  “rough land” up the road ……..
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…….. which backs up to a small caravan site and is very close to the river and weir. It’s not that big a piece of land …….
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…… but over the past week or so it has been cleared and flattened.
IMG_0263  …… and so, naturally, our curiosity ………..
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……… along with a few others has been aroused as we discovered on Spotted in Evesham on Facebook
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……it would have looked rude not to continue to click on the links, wouldn't it …….
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……. where we discovered that there’s going to be 123 flats built,  with 9 commercial units, which we’ve since found out will be set in a square and the units will be shops and more likely to be five in number.  A bridge across the river would also have been very useful as the development will be directly adjacent to Iris’s school and would save us at least half and hour in walking, but that would too much to hope for!
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But much food for thought then …… especially with regards to the shops, because Evesham is very much a stranger to the corner shop unlike in The Homeland. Somewhere to stop off for a pint of milk, a loaf of bread and the occasional bag of Maltesers on the way home would be a most welcome prospect.
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There followed much debate as to what we hoped said five shops might be, a convenience store would be top of our list, followed by a Poundland, a Chinese takeaway, a craft shop for when Darrell gets all artistic and charity shop for mooching and finding treasures …… however as building has not yet started, we may have a bit of a wait, however, rest assured, we will keep you informed.