@shezza_t is moving to .ieSome antisocial fecker is putting their bin out at midnight. That'll teach me to have the bedroom window open.
You forget how tricky it is to get the shower temperature Just Right with a shower on the taps.
Having a cuppa while the radio plays Take Five by The Dave Brubeck Quartet.
I'm starting to think #ShezzaMumsHouse has a Hum that could rival The Omagh Hum.
NTS: bring ear plugs for the next stay at #ShezzaMumsHouse
It must have been louder than usual last night: Mum's just said she had to close her bedroom window. And this is a lady who doesn't even close her window in the depths of Winter.
I made Mum a pork meatballs recipe she'd cut out from a long ago magazine and didn't get around to cooking. It went down really well and she's already planning tweaks for future cooking.
<fx: whispers> There is currently no hum.</fx>
OK, so there was a hum after all, but it had the decency to hold off until around 5am. So I’m not so much of a zombie today.
Just as well, because today is changeover day.
My brother has a friend visiting from Australia and they’re doing several short breaks in Ireland and Scotland. So when brother’s away, I’m at #ShezzaMumsHouse.
So far today I’ve packed my pruck up, changed the bed in the spare room, did a small Lidl shop and a newsagent’s run for the papers and magazines. No Woman’s Own had Mum tutting.
The joy of having an iced finger for breakfast is somewhat tempered by remembering that #ShezzaMumsHouse is not a butter house.
And that’s me home to @OpinionatedGeek, #SamCat and my arse crease on the sofa (which I fit into like a Weeble fits into a Weeble seat). The tea is excellent.
Back to #ShezzaMumsHouse next week.
The gin is also excellent, but I suspect it will pale in comparison with the incoming Indian takeaway.
Hello from #ShezzaMumsHouse for series two.
Housework’s done, cooking’s done, and Bargain Hunt is on in the background.
Bargain Hunt has been forgotten, we’re hunting down things Mum has spotted in various magazines now. I have two shopping baskets on the go already.
One cardigan bought. Now begins the worrying that it’ll not be right, and there’ll be tutting and returns.
Now we're trying to find out when Hope Street is back on.
So #ShezzaMumsHouse shower. We meet to do battle once more.
Uh-oh. #ShezzaMumsHouse tolerates the start of Nolan to get the news. I’ve heard more Nolan in the last few minutes than I’ve heard in years and years.
I’m fighting the urge to dive across the room and hit the off button.
Getting constantly confused by the bathroom sink cold tap at #ShezzaMumsHouse . Unlike every other tap in the house it's right for on and left for off.
And now I'm on Willy Watch at #ShezzaMumsHouse . Willy is the guy who washes the wheelie bins, and will need paying. Only we don't know if today's a Willy Day or not.
Today is not a Willy Day at #ShezzaMumsHouse.
It was however the second time since February 2020 that Mum was out at the shops. A big day.
And it continues to be a Big Day: I've found a sharp knife in the kitchen to chop the onions with!
Had a wee shock when I was out doing Mum’s messages. Walking back to the car a tiny just-about-toddling child ran out between two cars in front of me, just as a car drove down the car park.
Without thinking more than “shit!” I reached down to take her arm. As I did so the bag of shopping that was nearly bigger than she was started sliding down my arm.
Another internal “shit!”, and all I could do was gently lower her to the ground, sideways.
By this point the car had stopped, and the very shocked grandparents had come from their car where they’d been loading groceries.
There was a flurry of shocked checking on the wean, me asking the grandparents to check I hadn’t hurt her and them thanking me.
And suddenly, when I got into my own car, I was too shaky to drive and had to sit and take big breaths for a bit.
But now, tea!
Luke
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Eleanor LNR Blair@shezza_t I honestly resorted to trying a table knife while we were on holiday this summer, as the supplied kitchen knives were so blunt. (It was still rubbish). The local co-op didn't sell kitchen knives either.
@lnr I feel your pain - I’ve resorted to my penknife in the past.
Bob Cardboard@shezza_t I have a sharpening steel if you want to try it
@bobcardboard @OpinionatedGeek has several at home, and he is the knife sharpener with the stamp of approval from my Mum. No substitutes are accepted.
Geoff@shezza_t @bobcardboard BTW I've just sharpened the knives. I'll probably forget to tell you later.
@shezza_t just to keep you in your toes 😁
@luke Giving me plenty of chances to create an Esher experience.
(http://meaningofliff.free.fr/definition.php3?word=Esher&lang=en)
@shezza_t I'm really tall and most taps/sinks in public places end up giving me that!
Gary Parker@shezza_t I'm sorry, what: you put *butter* on an Iced Finger, for breakfast?
That's an epic win! 😵
@witewulf It’s a pretty common thing in Co. Antrim.
And I’ve heard that some Belfast weirdos have been known to put a sausage roll in an iced finger.
Spanglor@shezza_t that's fine, there's absolutely no place nor need for butter in an iced (or coconut) finger!
@Spanglor Au contraire, an unbuttered iced finger is a crime against baked bready goods.
Sean D@seanddotmedotuk Those are all damn fine carbs, and sadly not available at #ShezzaMumsHouse It does remind me I have a Lidl pretzel in the freezer though. Ta!
(The “name 5” is a reflex from the old usenet days btw)
@seanddotmedotuk @shezza_t they all have something in commonly: the doughs are enriched with fat (oil, butter, milk etc) so have that baked into them (as does the "finger")
@Spanglor Just like the way carb-on-carb is awesome :-D
@shezza_t but, also, kudos for having an actual butter knife!
@Spanglor :-D
You have no idea. #ShezzaMumsHouse has just The Right Thing for every single task, and woe betide anyone who doesn’t use The Right Thing.
#ShezzasHouse is terribly slapdash in comparison.
@shezza_t “packed my pruck up”? What’s pruck?
@shezza_t mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Mark Goody@shezza_t That's impressive preparation there.
@marramgrass There’s a similar set up in every room.
@shezza_t Very impressive.