A Most Wonderous Pick Us Up

We’re still very much positive! 

Many thanks for all your very kind thoughts and good wishes during our time of infection and confinement, each and every message has meant soooooooo much and read and absorbed many times over. 

It goes without saying that it’s all been very emotional, we are now out of our pyjamas for most of the day and we seem to be “getting there”.  What are we like?

Our recovery was much hastened when we found a surprise package in our mailbox from our rellies back in the homeland …….

We could tell it was a very posh gift of distinction and a certain refinement just by looking at the box, the waxed pink paper wrappings and honeycombed protective layers ……

……. to reveal the most perfect bouquet carrying gingerbread man biscuit from Biscuiteers we have ever seen.  Needless to say there were tears!

We were truly overwhelmed ……. but then came the pithy question, do just stare at it in awe and wonder or do we …….. eat it?

It was indeed a thing of great beauty, but it was meant to be eaten …..

……. and would look sooooo rude if we let to go stale through sentimentality …..

…… so Nigel did us the honour of going first, not even waiting for a plate, starting at the bottom (feet and legs, not the literal bottom bits), with Darrell and I following suit with equal gusto, the bouquet shared equally between the three of us.  Let’s just say it did not disappoint, it was gingerbread perfection and not a single crumb left.  What a lovely, thoughtful gift, perfect for those of a covidly restricted type nature such as us. Thank you so much Aunty Sarah and Uncle Graeme,  we love you xxx

https://www.biscuiteers.com

Neighbours, Everyone Needs Good Neighbours …….

Three days into our self incarceration and still no major symptoms. Darrell has cooled down a bit, but he remains a stranger to a Malteser, they are just not calling to him at the moment  he says, which is a pretty good indication that he isn’t feeling himself.

Our much beloved neighbour across the hall, Kata, who we’ve been communicating with via text, is our lifeline to the outside world. With Darrell also not up to cooking at the moment, she has been leaving all our hot meals outside the front door, three times a day, like an extra attentive meals on wheels lady, which we then collect when she’s safely behind her own door.  It’s been almost too emotional to bare bear. She says she can’t have us wasting away especially as she’s never seen Darrell so limp before. 

She is also familiar, inside and out, with our rigorous five a day routine, so has replenished our fruit bowl several of times now, as she doesn’t want us to risk getting scurvy on top of Covid.

What is she like and more importantly where would we be without her?

Nil By Mouth…….

OMG …….. Darrell was complaining that he felt “hot”, hotter than even when we were in Greece and he seemed very tired, for no real reason, other than perhaps for being so hot. He also said he’d noticed his mood was decidedly lack lustre and he didn’t feel his usual buoyant self, post holiday blues perhaps?

Nigel joking suggested he do a Covid test as we had a pile of boxes, unused, languishing in the first aid drawer.

Well, you could have knocked us all over with a feather, especially after escaping it’s clutching for all this time,  but there was no mistaking the results, Darrell had Covid!

So then Nigel and I thought we ought to do a test too …….  suffice to say The Towers is unmistakably rampantly rife with said infection!

However, Nigel and I, as of yet, appear to be totally unsympathetic  asymmetrical monosyllabic asymptomatic, but we are still rigorously isolating to the letter and have put a red cross on our door to warn others of our situation  ……….

Can you believe it? 

Three strikes and we’re all out!

Moving On Up …….

Nigel hasn't been on the school run route for ages, well, there's no real need to venture on them there streets with no school, but when he did, look what has happened in the meantime  ………..

…… our florist of choice and creator of the best window displays in Evesham, that always have Nigel in artistic and floral raptures has moved on …….

…….. up to The Vale, hopefully he can still pop by now and again to see what they’re up to, but for now it’s a waiting game to see who moves in next …….. something interesting, different and innovative we hope, because Evesham, in our opinion really doesn’t need another yet nail salon!

More Bikes of Evesham ……..

Nigel has been out and about in Evesham hunting more decorated bikes with his beloved niece and nephew, finally cut free from all the restraints of the school run …….

This one beautiful one in the park, as modelled by the lovely Iris, was called “Starry Starry Night” and is Nigel’s favourite so far.

The bikes are pretty spread apart ………

……. so you never really know when you are going to stumble across one …

……. metaphorically speaking that is. Nigel is very spatially aware, most probably due to his diminutive size, the thought of the little fella getting tangled up in the spokes of a wheel or impaled on spinning pedal is just too awful to contemplate.

Our Fruit Bowl Doth Runneth Over

It has to be said that Evesham is rampant and awash with plums at the moment and so it would only look rude not to avail ourselves of one, two or even three punnets wouldn’t it?

I think Darrell was rather hoping to knock up a few crumbles with what I brought home …….

…… but I am afraid, much as we love Darrell’s said crumbles, not to mention his cobblers and duffs, these were just to sweet and moreish to even find their way to his chopping board …….

……. the perfect excuse, I suppose to go out and get some more ……

Nigel Goes Scrumping ……

Currently, our little part of Evesham is rampant with blackberries (and plums), so Nigel decided to treat his beloved niece and nephew to an unfettered afternoon of scrumping ………

However, it seems that Iris and Bertie were both very capable of eating their own weight in blackberries and at a much faster pace than poor Uncle Nigel could pick them with Iris favouring the sweeter berry and Bertie the sourer ones.

He had really hoped to bring enough back for Darrell to make on of his wonderful apple and blackberry crumbles (with custard, naturally), but that proved impossible ……

……. so decided that it might be best to go back and collect some more once Iris and Bertie had gone home, to make absolutely sure that said crumble would definitely be on the menu for tomorrow teatime at the very least.  What are they all like?

Holiday Reading 2023 Half Sorted

Following on from Darrell securing our next Greek Odyssey for 2023, I continued the roll by stumbling upon at least half of our reading material for said holiday in one of the local charity shops for 50p, well it would have been rude not to.

We absolutely LOVE a Victoria Hislop, no odyssey would be the same without taking her with us ……..

The story sounds gripping, but I know I must steal myself of its delights until next June, so I’ve stashed it safely in my suitcase already, away from all temptation to have just a little delve. What am I like?

Nigel Visits His Very Favourite Dental Hygienist And Asks Her Professional Opinion.

Nigel may not have any teeth, he never has, to quote Lady Gaga he was just “born this way”, however, he has a wonderful set of gums which he protects with great pride ……..

……..and  never, ever misses his 6 monthly appointment with his most favourite dental hygienist in the whole wide world, the lovely and gentle Jo.

After Jo had given Nigel’s mouth an almost forensic probing, once more praising his exemplary gums and almost professional hygiene, Nigel had a very important question he wanted to ask her, after, of course, the obligatory rigorous swish and swill of her magic pink water.

A while ago Nigel had treated himself to some Aquafresh Senses watermelon, cucumber and mint toothpaste, which he was anxious to put into use, but was worried in case it might not be as robust as his usual brand, especially as he’d also noticed that they hadn’t had any free samples of it in the giant goldfish bowl in reception for him to try.

Jo told him that a couple of her other patients had mentioned said toothpaste  to her before and she thought it might well be a good alternative for those who are not too keen on the taste of all out, full on mint toothpastes, so yes, Nigel could use it with impunity, without any worries to his nigh on perfect gums whatsoever.

If Nigel could have a monthly gum check up he would, he enjoys his appointments with Jo so much and was just a little disappointed when she said she’d see him in another six months ……. for which, he said, when he got back home to The Towers, he would count down the days ……..  well, perhaps after Christmas, since said appointment is not until February.  What is he like?

The Bikes Of Evesham …….

Another development since we’ve been away has been the appearance of at least 25 decorated bikes, each with its own name, in and around Evesham.

So far Nigel has only found 3 of them …….

…….. including the one outside Iris and Bertie’s school ……

…… which, in his expert opinion, is quite obviously the best!

He says he’s keeping finding the rest for over the summer holiday when he has plans to take his beloved Iris and Bertie out and about to see how many they can spot, good thinking Batman, so I expect we’ll be bringing you a few more in the coming weeks. Happy days!

“Lots of decorated bicycles have been installed around Evesham and the surrounding area to create a trail for people to follow on foot or by bike. Each bike will be a unique piece of art created by a local group of budding artists”