Attempting To Be A Domestic Goddess: Van Der Valk Intro

Monday 6 November 2023

Crazy Drivers Are Back Again!

There's no room for amateurs, even in crossing the street

- George Segal, on New York

Welcome aboard my Wobbly Work Wheel 🎡

Breakfast and Brew.

Dressed.

Now out of the door.

I gives hubby a sloppy wet one 😘.

I had to park in the car park opposite as the Village Hall car park wasn't open.

On goes the Winter coat, summer hat, gloves,

Big big sunglasses.

I walk down to turn on my lights.

I gets the newspaper.

The gates are now open.

Moves Sexy Beast.

Gets my big stick out.

Now off to turn on my other lights.

Now to go to my spot...🍭

It was quiet for a bit, as the High School was having TE day.

I got chatting with the parents and children.

One SUV drove straight under my raised stick!

"BOING" he received.

Still had cars on the otherside weren't stopping.

I survived this shift.

Back to Sexy Beast.

I got changed and popped into the Village Hall for two agendas for tomorrow meetings.

Back home I go.

Coffee time.

Sorts out some Council Business.

Sends some ideas for next year's 80th Anniversary of D - Day.

Cuts up Halloween cake for my 4 friends.

My dress for Rememberance Day arrived.

Liquid lunch.

Has a text from younger son about having a melt down at work.

I have a quick chat with hubby on his lunch break.

Then off out I go.

Pops into see son.

He is alright now.

I bump into my lovely friend who I used to work with at Royal Mail.I give him a big,big, hug as I haven't seen him in ages.

He is visiting Scotland on a Coach next month just before his Birthday.

I wished him a lovely time.

On the way out, I saw a Councillor on the Poppy Stand. I got a lanyard and a poppy to add to it.

Got chatting about the house next door.

Then off I went, back to work.

I visited the War Memorial, as it was cleaned last week.

(Someone told me this morning)

I walked back to Sexy Beast.

I got on my winter coat, summer hat, and big big sunglasses.

A good Pillar Box topper appeared:

I dropped some cake around to my friends, turned on the lights, and walked down to the Charity Shop.

I had a yak and look around.

(Didn't buy nothing)

Says goodbye to everyone.

Turns on my other lights.

Gives a piece of cake to my friend.

Gets big stick out and off to the square we went.

I had chat with one of the mothers.

Then I say goodbye to everyone and has to put up with the low lying sun.

Then I have two vans blocking my view of cars coming up the road.

The Traffic Warden told to move,

It did to the opposite side on double yellow lines and on a bus stop. The van then moved and parked on the live single line further down the road which you can't park on between 3pm - 4pm.

The Traffic Warden ticketed a red car that was parked on the live line earlier and got abuse for giving them a ticket.

My fun carried on.

Nearly hit a windscreen as a car drove straight under/around my raised stick.

One car slammed his brakes on, causing smoke to come from his wheels and made a nasty skid mark on the road when they stopped!

My other friend appeared towards the end of my shift.

Once I finished, we walked over to Sexy Beast.

I gave him, his piece of Halloween cake.

I told him to be a bit earlier tomorrow.

I wished him a good evening.

On the way home, I followed an ex-Councillor.

He kept looking at me in his mirror as his car was veering to the left a lot. He went off down a side road. I was worrying he was going to follow me home!

Cup of brew time.

I wrote two blog posts.

Tea time.

Then to read today's newspaper.

I had a parcel of mine, pushed through the letterbox.

Must have been posted to one of the factory units.

I'm glad I finally got it, as what's inside is needed for Sunday!

Got some more Council work done.

Caught up with the news and newspaper review.

Sleep tea time.

Early night needed.

Just as I was going to sleep,

Younger son came through the front door...

Zzzzzzzz.

Thursday 26 October 2023

The Lollypop Goes Into Storage!

The thing with high-tech is that you always end up using scissors - David Hockney

Welcome to my Breaking Up From Work Thursday 🍭

Breakfast and Brew.

Dressed, with those sexy lumo trousers.

Out of the house I go.

I gave hubby a sloppy wet one 💋 before I left.

The gates to the Village Hall were locked.

I parked in the nearby car park.

Got my winter coat and summer coat on.

Waterproof boots.

Off I went to turn on my light and collect my newspaper on the way back.

Swapped my newspaper for my big stick.

Go and turn on my lights.

Last morning shift of the week \o/

Let's hope it is better than yesterday!

Oh dear, I was wrong!

One woman car driver assumed the traffic in front of her would keep going. They all stopped, and she stopped in the Keep Clear space!

I had to walk in front of her car to cross the kids over. She did say sorry!

The X19 bus had to slam its brakes on or it would have hit my big stick via its windscreen!

Our daily parker parked on the double yellow lines again.

The rain held off until the last 25 minutes of my shift.

Finished in one piece.

Back home I go.

Time for a much needed coffee.

Unloaded the dishwasher.

Wrote yesterday's blog post.

Got in the recycling bins.

Liquid lunch time.

I had a chat with hubby on his lunch break.

Then to do the final shift of the week.

More Bond to listen to....

On goes the winter coat and summer hat.

Big big sunglasses.
I put my lights on and carried on down the road.

Sat down, waiting for my friend to received sandwich.

Then I bumped into a good friend who was telling me on her future plans....

(I waved to a fellow Councillor who was sat in his car, looking at me!)

I got to see a friend who is having Chemo at the moment and is having a bad time with it.

(I later learned that someone who went to the same Gingerbread club in the late 1990s, and dated one of my ex-boyfriends was sat at the back of the coffee shop, starring at me!)

Nice display at the front of the flower shop.

Off to the Charity Shop I go.