The Hornet's Nest

morning lovely Leonardo ...my daughter is on her way to Wales, i'm glad it's sunny, they're camping

 

Morning all, mine's a Large Mocha! I've already had one, but today is a "slow Monday", so I'd like another just to kick start my activities!

This will cheer you up - went shopping to Westfield shopping centre in Shepperd's Bush yesterday. If you ever wondered where the detritus of society go, they go there!!! So we're in a sports retailer looking at stupid things, like footy boots costing £250+ (what is wrong with my £9.99 Umbro's?) looking at rucksacks and holdalls when I see what I call the "bank robber's holdall", the twin handled holdall as seen in Dirty Harry in the 1960's and Lock, stock and shooting whatever's with everyone's friend Vinny.

I say "now that's what I call a bank robber's holdall" particularly loudly to see who I can embarrass ........ one bloke in particular - an overly muscular West Indian, 20 stone and 6 foot 99 tall ....... I am still giggling now!

It helps if I can giggle this morning, because I was also on the early morning "get the kid to the long distance trip" bus. The lucky lad is off to North Yorkshire!!!

Aha success, I've just woken one of my colleagues up by squashing an errant fly!!!! Laugh.

 

Morning All, Bright and sunny as expected and already getting pretty warm.

Our small hamlet is currently enlarged in numbers by the refugees from Paris who spend several weeks in the country at this time of year. My neighbours son Eric The Hammer, was in full swing with his electric circular saw before eight this morning. His parents save up all of the jobs for him to do when he is on his annual holiday.

His cousin and her husband are also here getting "some good country air", except that the first thing that they do is get the BBQ out and send clouds of smoke upwards. Why use charcoal when you have plenty of bits of old wood to be disposed of?

 

Because Frenchie some people are clueless and minus logic!

 

lol You and i doing the early morning school trip run, and i'm a coffee behind..i need to catch up desperately!

 

They're a bit early aren't they? Isn't August the French holiday season?

 

Not much news so far this morning have been keeping a beady eye on various sites!

 

Nope, not a sausage, not sure if that's good or bad! lol

 

After all the fun last monday I was hoping...........

 

The holiday season starts out here now at the begining of July, H. It spreads it out over two months instead of just August. I guess it has something to do with the fact that less people are employed harvesting and more are stuck in offices and shops.

Talking of shops, there was an article in the newspaper the other day about the huge number of shopping centres being built on the outskirts of the large towns. The question was how many more do we need and how can the small traders in the towns make a living. Not so very different to the UK on that one.

 

Hornette,the French are permanently on hols. Look at OFH, at least before he moved there he worked one day a week! And,how come my wife, supposed to be WORKING over there this week,was seen putting 6 items of swimwear in luggage ??

 

Oh, well spreading it out is good for most people, but not so good for you i suspect! I did always think it was odd that everyone went on holiday at the same time...

Oh dear, the death knell of the little shop, how sad

 

"Look at OFH, at least before he moved there he worked one day a week!"

Now it is 7/7 jours.

 

Well night shift done, then went to the gym feeling it a little bit now So now it is time to hit the snooze button before I go back on shift later!

 

That's good and bad, keeping busy keeps you fit

 

Thats only 7 more than me French

 

Love the location OldNick !

Catch you later Al

 

Time to just lazy about in the garden me thinks, nice weather

 

have a lovely snooze Al, i could do with one of those myself! See you later

 

that's all? You work too hard