April Fool - I'm only 36 - in the virtual world :-)

Hi Friday peops

My Monday evening continued as it had started – I took a bottle of Chardonnay to Issie’s – it was corked – would have removed nail varnish!! So Rob will dine out on that one for ever…. I sat there through the lovely dinner thinking at least I could rescue myself from disaster with my gorgeous Delia Chocolate Bread & Butter pudding, but folks… it doesn’t re-heat well – Delia is usually quite anal good at letting us domestic goddesses know these things – and there is nothing like the subtlety of a teenager over-emphasising the arm motions of sawing through it like he was a bloody lumberjack!

Never mind Tuesday was better – apart from the fact that I was totally sucked in by the BBC’s April Fool Antarctica penguins promo clip for their news iplayer! I was tired when I was watching the news in bed gradually waking up and was fascinated by the fact that they found these penguins which could fly….couldn’t wait to tell dad!

Took mom to see Mrs Brown at the Alex – I howled - and am still smiling – was brilliant (as ever!). I wouldn’t mind but as you know I never wear make up cos I’m gorgeous but cos I was going out I took an age to put my mascara on – which is more difficult now I can’t use the curling tongs – and by the end of the evening my cheeks were wearing most of it!

I’ve carried on reading through my 1975 diary – good old James at work made me feel better when I mentioned my reminiscing in 1975 – his eyes lit up…….“Oh the year I was born…” Ignoring the fact that I had primed him and Keith the porter as I went home the day before to say nice things….he redeemed himself when he complimented me on my ‘Shaun the Sheep’ hair cut this morning - when he said not many women can carry off the short hair cut……….what with that and a Facebook ‘virtual age’ gizmo making me 36, I’m made up! :-)

Looking back at this time in 1975……
3rd April – “Went to work….I done a perm today. I put the neutraliser on and it turned out fab. The lady gave me a 10p tip so it must have been good……”
Saturday 5th – “Grand National – 1st – L’Escargot, 2nd Red Rum, 3rd Spanish Steps. I backed Tudor View. Dad backed ‘Hi Ken!’, Ian backed Red Rum, Mom backed Rough Silk. Hi Ken, Tudor View and Rough Silk fell! Mom’s feet are itchy….”

Lovely warm Spring days this week – but apparently the snow is going to fall on Sunday… when I’m walking in Banbury… wonder if I’ll see any penguins?

Have a good weekend folks – happy birthday to the lovely Nicole who is a third of the way to 90 – and feels old – pah!!

Kimmie x