Saw ‘Darkest Hour’ last night. Gary Oldman unrecognizable but Masterful as Churchill and Kristin Scott-Thomas (as Clemmie) has become even more beautiful with age. Posting this in car park waiting for River Sprite’ s bus. So bloody cold have had to rip open an emergency, skiing hands warmer pack from the glove compartment. Car park boasts a bottle recycling skip which has just benefited from the very few empties just brought up from our home. Old Father Thames has proudly, but grumpily achieved 8 days without booze. Our empties today then were ; small jar Colman mustard, one elderflower cordial and one wine bottle.
Back to the cinema trip. I wore brand new Jack Wills cream bobble hat with interchangeable poms poms (3 o f them) which snap fasten to the top. Weather so vile last night that did not notice when exiting the car furry, greyish FURRY bobble and hat had parted company. So sad. After the film we made our way back to car, heads bowed against wind and near horizontal rain. Suddenly old Father Thames spotted a road kill in headlights of an approaching car. Could it be? We approached cautiously YES! The bobble. Drenched and crushed like a small rodent was recovered and is now drying out.
Talking of road kill and rodents took dog to vet yesterday as constip. unresolved. Terrible scenes of straining- yelping in pain when defecating and had to scoop up horrid pellet thing into Dolmio white lasagne jar to present in sugery. “Harumph” said vet. “He’s been eating wild animals That’s bone and animal hair pellet “. Oops result of madcap escapade last week when both dogs went awol all day long…..
The River Files 