Wednesday 26 June 2019

A Question Of The Heart

Poor Nigel,  ........... sometimes the things that arouse his insatiable curiosity are just a little too confusing for him to fathom out, especially when he takes them literally.
Yesterday he was giving himself a real headache worrying that if he was born with his own heart, how could it be possibly be older than him?
I am leaving this one for Darrell to explain to him ....... but, if they download any sort of app thing, as I am sure they undoubtedly will, I am not getting involved in answering any of their "probing" personal questions as to the health/age of my insides ...... that's for me to know and them to wonder!!!

Tuesday 25 June 2019

I think I am in very grave danger of becoming a grumpy, old man ........ and that I may have to stop listening to political debate of any nature on the radio as there is something that is really, really getting on my nerves and thus spoiling my enjoyment ...........
......... in short, why oh why, oh why do all politicians have to answer every single question starting with "Look" or "Listen", aghhhhhhh!  I find myself only half listening to the question as I am already anticpating the reply and those flipping said words to be uttered ....... and then I don't listen to the answer properly as I am either too occupied counting how many actual answers have started with a look or listen during the interview or just simply getting more and more annoyed when another one rears its head.  Yes, ........I am definitely becoming a grumpy old man!

Monday 24 June 2019

Frankie Dettori

The nursery run (before collecting Bertie) it has to be said, is rather long, boring and a little mind numbing, so in an effort to counteract this effect Nigel tries to take notice of everything around him in order to keep his mind stimulated and pondering.
Yesterday, he said that he couldn't help notice, on a betting shop poster, what lovely teeth the jockey Frankie Dettori had.
I didn't like to burst his bubble, but I did sort of mention that in all probability they weren't all said Mr Dettori's own teeth (although I could be very wrong), as being a jockey is quite a precarious occupation and he might have had one or two knocked out over the years through various tumbles and falls.
However, whoever his dentist was, they have done a most excellent job ....... which then gave Nigel further reason to ponder as to who Frankie Dettori's dentist was to have done such good work.  What is he like?

Wednesday 19 June 2019

Since Nigel's trip to Ragdale Hall I think Darrell has been feeling just a tad left out, so when an interesting flyer of a beauty type nature happened to drop into our post box box, he was naturally curious ......... as a neopolitan sort of a guy.

It was for a fat freezing treatment ...........

....... a non-invasive alternative treatment to very invasive liposuction ..........



Darrell was very impressed by the results, but when I took a look I told him that I thought the young lady in question had in the first picture pushed her tummy out as far as she was able and then really pulled it in and held her breath for the second.


I also pointed out that as Darrell was, on occassion, a martyr to his chilblains he might just find that having his "love handles" frozen may be a little more invasive than he thought.   He said he had to agree giving a slight shiver and perhaps there could be other warmer treatments he could possibly look into.  What is he like?

Tuesday 18 June 2019

Sooooooooooooooooooooooo

So, I think I am pretty chilled out sort of a person, but there is one thing that really, really, really, really, really sticks in my crawl and that is the modern idiom of starting every single blinking sentence with the word "so" ...... aghhhhhh aggghhhhh

So, I was listening to a what could have been a very interesting interview on Woman's Hour the other morning had it not been for young lady being interviewed insisting on answering every since question she was asked starting with "so" ....... So, it nearly drove me to absolute distraction where I was waiting for the "so" rather than listening to the actual answer.  So, is it me?  So ...... any answers on a stamped addressed postcard please.

Monday 17 June 2019

Sad, Sad News ........

We have very, very sad news to impart, Moo Moos the cafe that sooooooooo welcomed us when we first started our Evesham journey is no more.  Josi has moved on to other things and we wish her all the very best.
There was not a hint of things to come when Nigel, unknowingly, went in for his last sausage sandwich and pot of tea with Bertie after nursery the week before, it was he said, with a tearful sniff  "Very much business as usual, nothing seemed amiss"


We've all supped many a latte or pot of tea, all manner of sandwiches, tray bakes and ice cream and even had our cards read at several of Josi's Tarot evenings (and a couple of things have actually came true!)  It's a sad, sad day, we feel a little lost and bereft at the moment, where we will go now when we are up at that end of town only time and fate will tell ....... 

Thursday 13 June 2019

NIgel Bids A Fond Farewell To Ragdale Hall

Sadly for Nigel it's time to leave all the glorious pleasures of Ragdale Hall .........
....... he has had such a wonderful time .................
....... from wallowing on ice
....... to marvelling at just how many towels they have, even more than Darrell!
He's steamed until, if he'd been an asparagus, he'd have gone quite floppy or if he'd been a piece of cod he would be well and truly cooked.
He has enjoyed a smorgasbord of peace and tranquillity and enough treatments to make him feel as if  he is floating on a cloud and smell like Sir David Beckham's boudoir.
Before he reluctantly packed his bags he wistfully tossed a pebble into the sea of tranquility wishing stream .......

It's bad luck to reveal your wishes, but I have a pretty shrewd idea as to Nigel's might have been!

Wednesday 12 June 2019

Nigel's Finds He Doesn't Much Like Touching Brains

After putting his soft tissues through a real good pummelling and plucking ........
...... Nigel thought he might pay a visit to The Mind Gym, especially as he was feeling just a tad groggy from all the super intensive relaxing he'd been doing.
Perhaps the vibrant coloured room would help reawakened his chilled out senses and putting his power of logic through its paces, as it said on the poster, could be no bad thing, if, he knew what logic actually was.
Sadly, the activities provided in room proved to be a little too challenging for Nigel, or more likely as not, he was too zonked out to really want to try. Reassembling a human brain was something Nigel would never attempt at the best of times ...... for fear of disasterous consequences.
No, within a few minutes Nigel realised that the Mind Gym was not what his own brain needed and so headed off to somewhere a little more condusive to his mood .......
....... to avail himself of a peppermint tea
........ followed by a little snooze .........
........ before being called for his 155 minute Golden Indulgence Treatment ....... reawakening his brain could definitely wait a little longer.

Tuesday 11 June 2019

Nigel's Has Designs On A Ragdale Loo

Ragdale Hall has many  .....erm ...... conveniences ..........

........ but one in particular has really taken Nigel by storm, it is a veritable, he says, homage to the koi carp.  The wallpaper is absolutely amazing, its like being at one with the fish!


Andy would have just loved it ................ especially, dare we say, the seat.

It's bitter sweet discovery for Nigel as it bought back many memories our beloved fish pond back at Castle Greysquirrel and the devoted pair of clown fish and their own beloved anemone in the enormous marine tank Andy was so proud of.

Now, though he doesn't really claim to know know much about interior design Nigel knows what he likes and as such he has taken pictures for Darrell from every conceivable angle so that when he  considers re-themeing our currently "Moroccan" bathroom, Nigel can at least offer one or two suggestions. I am not so sure!

Monday 10 June 2019

Nigel Recharges At Ragdale Hall

Our Nigel is at Ragdale Hall .......
.......he had such a wonderful time there in May last year Darrell and I decided to treat him to a little "Nigel Time" ........

When we presented him with his "guest pack" it got a little emotional, but when he'd collected himself together we've never seen anyone get ready quite so quickly for the off.
We'd included a "radiant skin facial" in his pack .........
.......but from what we gather the little fella very quickly got a taste for all the pampering .........
...... as he availed himself of a few other short treatments. We get the feeling that very little of his body remained untouched and/or untweaked, it seems he was pimped primped to an inch of his life, bless him.

He also got an array of posh products to share with Darrell and continue all the good work started by all the young ladies  who he said "did" him!
The results were, how shall I say  ................. absolutely amaaaaaaaaaaaazing, I don't think Nigel has ever looked so plucked, smooth and shiny and, from what I hear, he also smelt unbelievable, not unlike a clean shaved Sir David Beckham.
Which brings us to lunch ........ after all that pampering and pummelling Nigel said that he had worked up quite an appetite .......
........ and from what he's told us Ragdale Hall was again not to be found wanting  ......... as neither of the eateries disappointed, nom, nom,nom. What is he like?

Thursday 6 June 2019

Time To Say Goodbye

Re-energised, Darrell is ready to return home after his short break as Hugh's guest at his Notting Hill pied a terre.......
...... but not before a few selfies taken to mark Darrell's final day .........and paying  homage to Hugh's new crown sporting duck, a present from Darrell, now expertly and most exquisitely displayed, by the expert of all that is de rigueur, to an inch of its duckie life in Hugh's bathroom .......
......... and to show the world  just how Hugh ...... and Darrell can rock a crown.  What are they like?

Wednesday 5 June 2019

Darrell Admires And Takes Note of Hugh's Design Ideas

It has to be said that Darrell absolutely worships the ground Hugh walks on and very much aspires to making The Towers look half as wonderful as Hugh's wonderfully eclectic Notting Hill pied a terre ........

...... and as such asked if Hugh would go over everything he had told him so many times before room by room


Hugh was naturally flattered to be asked, but told Darrell that by picking up little bits and pieces that he really liked on his travels and many charity shop moochings he could very easily create his own unique look athrough instint.  Darrell he said " ...... had a very good eye"  

He just had to have the courage of his convictions and a trust in his taste ...........


 ....... there really wasn't a right or wrong way to put things together but he had to remember that The Towers is a home, not a showcase, and most importantly whatever he did  it had to feel like a home.

One of the things Darrell noticed was just how many Statue of Liberty's Hugh had, but displayed carefully among other trancklements they really didn't look like touristy souvenirs from his many frequent trips. He would look again at our own collection and see what he could do and surprisingly enough we also have quite a collection of Eiffel Towers, so he'd was obviously on the right track.  Perhaps, interspersed between a Blackpool Tower or two (should he ever find one) and couple of souvenir plates or pictures from our travels a  look could possibly come together  
Hugh can never get enough basset hounds, which are pretty hard to find.  They aren't our sort of thing but as we all very much like all things Greek, with careful selection Darrell thought perhaps he could also put together a Greek corner ...... but slowly, slowly, with Hugh's words ringing in his ears, it all takes time. Some things that at first appear to be a mahooooosive mistake, put somewhere else can really work.  Oh dear .........  I feel we are in for a right re-arrange when Darrell comes home!  I shall just make sure I have my Horlicks on tap!

Tuesday 4 June 2019

Hugh Has A Small Gift For Darrell

It was Hugh's turn to give presents when he got in from work yesterday, it was, in part, in celebration, of him finally being able to secure a very famous name he'd been chasing to host the up and coming show he'd been working on.  He was in very bouyant mood.
So,  knowing how Darrell had listened so intently in open mouthed wonder as he'd told him how anything of a zebra type nature was the "must have" in the world on interior design this year, he thought he'd find Darrell a little bit of zebra of his own to ensure that The Towers was not to be found wanting as to the latest trends.
Let's just say it was emotional ............. there were a few tears  .......
.......... all Darrell could do was gaze at and lovingly stroke his little piece of zebra and start to plan where he was going to display it to its best advantage and as Hugh had intended to show that The Towers was just as en trend as even, perhaps, Her Royal Highness Donatella Versace.