Oh the joys of parenting.... I have been up since 2.30.... when the phone in my mum's part of the house rang and woke us up. All i could hear was breathing. I went back to bed and it did it again.... and again... did 1571 and realised it was my daughter's mobile. Then Mme Yorkie's mobile rang and the same thing happened.... three times.... it was all very worrying..... was she laying somewhere, had she been attacked, OD'd etc etc....?? The mind is very fertile in the dark hours We decided to ring the police..... who said they would follow up. Checked with friends of hers who were up... on face book etc..... Spoke on the phone to a couple of friends etc etc Eventually after 2 hours of not hearing anything from the police ... rang them back and ,clearly, they had done nothing.... but they might have told us to start with. Then at about 7.30 a.m a text arrives from Mlle... she had dropped her phone in the toilet when out clubbing and it was malfunctioning as it had water(?) in it and had been ringing people etc etc.. An interesting night to say the least.... and made me realise how much I love the little terror!
A lot of deep breathing, cups of tea etc! She is mortified.... as her calls were going to my mum's phone. My mum is 94 and slept through it all thankfully!
The scourge of mobile phones eh? my mum's landline kept ringing the other day and there was no one at the other end. I later realised my mobile was not locked and it was me Most importantly your daughter's safe and sound
My Aunt's funeral was yesterday. There was a lovely obituary in the Times. Unfortunately for me her memorial service will be held during the international break in November so I won't get to a game. However, I've been told that the service will be "a big bash". It is good to celebrate someone's life. It's much more positive than a funeral. I've been to far too many of those. In my aunt's case, at least she was 89 and had had a full life with a very positive attitude.
She was in law. She was the first woman to run her own chambers in Middle Temple and gained a reputation for championing women, and men from 'non-traditional' backgrounds, who wanted to be barristers.
Well yesterday and the village feast was a huge success. A number of relatives of our oldest resident came along to celebrate her birthday. Champagne flowed as we toasted her good health. Some sadder news about the owner of the largest house in the hamlet. She went to stay with her son in Paris two years ago when she became unsafe to live alone. To watch a ninety year old at the top of a ladder picking cherries, or cleaning out the house gutters didn't seem a good idea, but she wouldn't stop, so he took her to live with his family. She died last week which was a shame as she had been one of the first to welcome us here. Mr. le Mayor was there and brought some of his home made fire water. No idea what was in it, but I reckon it could be used as paint stripper or fire lighter. Talking to one of the relatives who came for her mother's birthday, I discovered she had been born in our house. She was glad that the English who now live here are helping to keep the village alive, unlike some places that have been left to crumble. A great day, two major meals, lots to drink, music and friendly folks. Glad to live here.
Good morning all, another scorcher promised for today. Think I will go to Super U who have the best aircon of the supermarkets in town.
Remember the two tin cans and a length of string for your own phone to a friend? Today the world has moved on to two paper cups and a toilet roll centre. http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-33520367 Please note the section of the BBC web site that holds this startling innovation.
Morning all...I wish some of the "I shout down my mobile phone in public" users would return to string and toilet rolls....
As well as the "I'll use my mobile phone as a radio and subject everybody in the vicinity to my music whether you want to hear it or not" merchants
