So upset about Israel winning. Should have been Cyprus with Estonia a close second. Loved Est’s big dress and proper opera training.
Loved way Cyprus Lady had catchy, well-constructed, stomping song and used her waist – length, crimped mane of hair as a weapon of choice.
Israel girl, quite apart from ahem… size (sorry but it STILL matters) had the most revolting, lurid pink eye shadow – winking and smirking at the crowd . That and appalling, gimmick-song rubbish. Such a disappointment.
Extraordinarily busy weekend chauffeuring children about. What do most people my age do at weekends I often muse?
Hey Ho. Back to reality. Sat Tennis 10 till 11 for River Sprite.. Then to – see pony (We arrived to find grey pony turned bay- Devon, iron rich soil – mud and copious rolling in it.) Not a good sign having been afflicted with profound itching of late.
Then called vet as deffo emergency for anti pest mange type injection. At home weeded like hell. Gloves, kneeler pads etc. Great clumps of grass and huge roots. Trug fulls. Handle broke on trug as we staggered to dump it behind our fence near Sat dish. God – my back is bad these days . Clematis Montana out and pursuing course up drainpipe in gratifying fashion. 3 infant wisterias planted 3 years ago, finally going great guns. Then- 2-5pm sailing course 4 river Sprite and as I looked across Estuary, saw the magical sight of a moving cloud of smoke travelling through the trees. A steam train.!
Boat hired – Drascombe Lugger. Old Father Thames and 1 and one other – all 3 in shorts. Brr. Really brrr! Fingers turning white . Phrase “Cast not a clout till May is out ” springs to mind .
More on Toad creep and shameful slink off later.
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