Polishing The Family Silver

It’s that time of year, as the nights slowly draw in to tackle those once a year type jobs ………

….. to wit, the polishing of the family silver, the cutlery we inherited from Granny Shelia that she loved so much and which came out for all our special family occasions and always, always at Christmas. Many a sprout has been triumphantly hoisted aloft on those fork prongs

Needless to say Darrell takes the custodyhood-ship of it all very, very seriously, as said traditions have, in turn, followed us to The Towers.

When he feels the time is right, he puts on a podcast and cracks on with a bottle of  Barkeepers Friend, his favourite polish of choice.

A complete tray of lovingly polished silver is indeed a  joy to behold …….

……. but knowing that there is the “other tray” waiting your attention in the top drawer of the cabinet does slightly take the shine off things. Time for another podcast, with a nice cup of tea and Hob Nob waiting at the end of it all, as a small reward for a job well done!