Here I am just waiting. I have been waiting for a few weeks
now for the new gardener to come and today for the fifth day, I, wait. Again. As
day one I just hoped as it was a nice day, day two and three the same. Day
four, he said he would come end of last week so I waited. Now day five? I have
the best text so far from him.
“Fiona, I will TRY? To get to you today.”
Well, dog run cleaned and scrubbed. Rain has come just to
give an excuse not to come perhaps? Even though it’s lovely now and sunny, I
wouldn’t mind and we don’t have grass at the back to
do. Really, we have 90% concrete but you almost wouldn’t know it. It’s almost
like an Egyptian carpet out there with weeds coming through the cracks of the
slabs. I know we have an eighteen year old son, I can hear some of you shouting
that, but others are shouting Yep, he’s a teenager. And he has lazy its
So my cheque is ready for £80 for the two hours. I have cash
if he asks for more if he has bought any plants to put where the huge shrub is
in the front garden. I like the shrub,
but, it’s so close, no, it’s against the brick work and this worries me. mind you,
the road out the back with its enormous trucks going by if they don’t do damage
to our house, I will eat my hat. I swear it’s on a tilt now. The dog toys roll
along the floor on their own, unless it’s my darling Black Beauty coming to
play? God rest her soul.
Can you believe it’s been seven months now since we lost
her? There isn’t a day when I don’t think of her and remember the absolute pain
Hub and I went through. Oh it was torture. I hurt so much in my stomach. I
really thought we would have her for another few years. She is a miss in our
family for sure and LC hasn’t been the same since BB died.
I had a pet dog for seventeen years so many years ago and
she was my life. I didn’t get out of the house in those days unless my ex took
me and he worked so much as he didn’t pass on the lazy its genes to my son that
must be me. Haha. Well I had my Kara ten years before my Son was born and she
was my baby. At the age of seventeen, we lost her and it killed me. But to lose
BB? It was ten times worse. I think because BB was my first guide dog. There is
something so very special about them. As especially you’re first. It’s like
they have given you their lives. They live to give life to you. I hold my girls
faces and tell them how much I love them every single day. Mind you, right now,
I have Long Chops face on my lap and really she keeps insisting on plonking her
head on my lap top and it looks like I’m writing in a foreign language until I delete all of the
words my darling LC has typed for her Mummy. So right now, I’m not telling her
I love her but, shouting “For goodness sake!!!”
Sitting in my conservatory, the rain has started again but
really, no reason why the guys can’t come? I have seen more water from a bird
flying by after a night on the lake. Hehehe.
Teen at college. All day. Then where? Well, it depends on
where Jo the taxi will take him?
Really, he thinks he’s got his little business going. He
charges a pound per lad to take to college. He’s blooming going there himself?
I guess more people more weight, right? Hmm. My lad has
always been a wheeler and dealer. Ever since he was six and came in with a rule
from school. I asked him how he got that. As I knew it wasn’t his. Answer?
“Mummy, I had a rubbish pencil and I saw the Rule so asked
Tom if he would swap.”
Next day, he came in with a beautiful pen. I was shocked. “Where
did you get this?
“Mummy, remember that rule? I saw Billy with this pen and
swapped him.”
After I told him off telling him that Billy’s Mum would be
cross when he took a plastic rule home in place of his beautiful stainless steel
parker pen, I was mortified, he said it was fine and because Billy had loads of
pens, but no rule, he swapped.
Oh next day? A full set in velvet and chrome case of sub
tractors and other mathematical equipment was found in his bag. Yep. He swapped
his pen.
Next day? In his bag? £15.
“Little man? Get yourself in here?
He only blooming sold his or who evers chrome kit.
And that followed him right through school. Even finding a
shop when he was fifteen that sold cans of coke half price. Oh my garage was
full. He sold them and had a little profit going.
I must admit though I wouldn’t tell him at the time as in
the early stages, I was ashamed. But I’m quite proud of him now. He just has
one more thing in his life to swap then he and I would be happy, as specially him
in the future. Thing is, no one wants to buy what he has.
OK before I say too much. I shall go now and groom the girls
before it rains again. Then do the floors and then make dinner. Last night we
had a very healthy salad. Hmm. I made loads of different kind of salads. The
boys loved it. Tonight? Me think something with taste this time, what do you reccon?
Xxx
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