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Monday, 8 January 2024

Apres Les Floods ……

Oh my goodness, the river may almost be back to normal ………

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……. but under our “hedgehog” bridge ……………..

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…… we’ve got a puddle of mahoooooosive and unpresidented unprecedented  proportions, as Nigel discovered this yesterday afternoon while he was out for a walk.

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However, said “puddle”, according to Nigel, has enormous potential, beyond our wildest dreams,  should the temperature plummet to well below freezing point  ……….

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…… because then we would, possibly, have a covered skating rink for our delectation, right on our doorstep, if we could avail ourselves of several pairs of skates …….. it would, according to the little fella be a veritable and very romantic  “Holiday On Ice” …….. what on earth is he like, bless him!

4 comments:

  1. Good luck with the puddle, Nigel, although the ice would be rather brown.

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  2. Nigel certainly does have a vivid imagination! Hope he’s not too disappointed.

    Michele

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  3. Just a pair of wellies would do me - I want to plodge in it with young Bertie & Iris. JantheFan x

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  4. Jtf - plodge is a fine word, from my neck of the woods!

    "(Tyneside) and (Wearside) To wade or splash around especially in the sea, or in puddles or mud."

    https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plodge#:~:text=(Tyneside)%20and%20(Wearside)%20To%20wade%20or%20splash%20around%20especially%20in%20the%20sea%2C%20or%20in%20puddles%20or%20mud.

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