I’ll bear in mind the shoe racks, Fishers. Our hive is filled with shoes and clothes - I’d not dare to invite somebody in to clean, no matter how intrepid they were. I must away to bed to stroke my antennae and consider my alternatives.
Best nights, Cellarites,
Soo xx
Gin, Darling
I have an shoe cabinet with drop-down doors which will hold 12 pairs of Carinthian size 7s. I think it came from Lidl
I have an taller, narrower version in the awning.
They aren’t great fer boots though
Carinthia.xx
I have decided that tomorrow will include an Bacon & Brie sandwich on some fairly ancient cheesy bread wot I found in the freezer.
Not sure about the main meal, but the lamb stock has had the fat removed, & izzan darkly sparkling jelly, so I are pleased
Carinthia.xx
Since the yardarm has been called, this might come in handy…
Yeah, I’ve been in pubs like that.
I’VE CLOSED shebeens like that!
One of us takes size 13 shoes, which means most shoe-racks are too small for us to use. In my father’s shoe-chest, which we have, his size nine shoes fitted fore-and-aft with no trouble, but size 13 make its doors unable to shut and have to go in at an angle, which makes it not-a-lot of use for shoes here.
Sudden Daughter, who rang when she was on her way past on the motorway, was the reason I was emboldened to get the shoe-racks; she said “Oh, I have three of those! Two are for shoes and one is under the sink making an extra saucepan shelf. They’re ace.”
Aught that meets with military approval is got to be good
Squaddies can break anything!
Peelers break it faster!
*there are many mansions?
I am in shock
Neighbours from another house to the ones that gave us beer arrived with a bottle of wine and a box of chocolates as a thank you for the use of our electric supply to help fix their barn roof
I am worried that they all give us alcohol
What do they know that I don’t?
Heh! Sweet Substitute (well, almost certainly Andy Leggett) added another verse:
My self respect was all demolished
When he got me some cute nail polish:
Just what I wanted, Autumn Rose.
He got a bottle for my hands and a crate for my toes.
Wotevver will you do?
Helpful Sparrer to the rescue!
I would use ‘surprised & delighted’, Twellsy
You appear to be in shock far more than is Elfy… 
Carinthia.xx
There’s shock, and there’s “didn’t notice a small brown bird sneakin’ off wiv my pint” shock.
Well dear Chatelaine you have phrased my shock so more elegantly than I have
Puts foot on brown birdie’s tail fevvers and rescues pint of Loop Head red ale
Releases larcenous wee birdie and proffers it a pint…
Birds look innocent all too well
Titi is a grand mistress of the innocent look just after the cat has streaked past you yowling cos the parrot bit them!
Aye, another Stealth Robin.
Soo xx
Wiv muffled beak and silent tread
A seeming Dunnock comes to call.
Grey powder masks the breast so red:
It is a Robin after all.
