Nigel Does Bargain Hunt

It’s really Darrell who holds the long felt want to be a contestant on Bargain Hunt, but when Lucy asked Nigel if he would mind just popping into an establishment of an antique type nature on the way to somewhere else who was he to say “mais non”

While Lucy was clearly on a mission, Nigel was free to just mooch.

Again, Darrell is the one who is into a chandelier ……. to be honest they leave Nigel cold, he’d be perfectly happy with a torch if need be.

But after a while Nigel did spot something that did fire his imagination ……

…… a typewriter, now how romantic was that?

It immediately filled Nigel with dreams of sitting in front of our lovely river vista, a mug of Bovril at his side, writing his life story, tap tapping recalling the beginning when he was found by Darrell and I in a box of tea bags, his memories of Wolverhampton and life at Castle Greysquirrel, our many Sun £9.50 holidays, our Greek Odysseys and moving to Evesham …….. to name just a potted memoir .

He also found some cushions, that didn’t really appear to be that antiqueified, but thought would have Darrell oooohing and ahhhhing and urging to plump.  Being more practical Nigel just thought that when he wanted to just snuggle down the mahoooooosive faux diamonds would dig into his face and leave unseemly indentations on his forehead or cheek!

But for Nigel the jewel in the crown was …….. a 1930’s leather fireside tyrannosaurus rex, an absolute steal at £250.  Lucy took one look at it and told Nigel in no uncertain terms that said T Rex as categorically NOT going in the back of her Honda Jazz.

Slightly crestfallen Nigel thought again and then realised that as we don’t actually have a fireside at The Towers the T Rex was a non starter anyway, what is he like?