Monday, February 22, 2010
Links
Radio 2 presenter, Chris Evans, has this game in which he gets listeners to join in ......they can phone in and tell of some tenuous link they have with a celebrity. For example, my uncle went to school with the famous person's brother! Recently the celebrity was Katherine Jenkins and I think the link was more tenuous than I have ever heard...... "I have a friend" said the listener "who cleared away the chairs in York Minster after a Katherine Jenkins concert".
Today I have come up with some rather tenuous links to people who have been on TV myself.
A regular customer in the shop was with us today searching for prizes to be awarded in a sheep dog trial competition.
Her husband has been a regular on One Man and His Dog , winning lots of big awards.
When we got home I saw Felicity Kendall on TV. I met her first husband when we were all at school - he was at Collyers in Horsham. In fact I went out with her first husband's best friend for a while, and Pete Drummond (the boyfriend I audaciously chucked after about a month) also went on to a career in show business.
Hey - I could have been Felicity Kendall's best friend!
But today the tenuous link I feel most proud of is that I have met a BAFTA winner. I didn't actually meet her today - it was almost 15 years ago.
The winners (there are 2 of them) of the BAFTA for short animation film this year include my half brother's wife's sister!
Sally was a bridesmaid at their wedding.
Congratulations to her!
And what of the day?...... it rained! A lot!
It was not the sort of day to tempt people out to buy antiques. It has been quiet in Pilgrims. Bill sold something - but I didn't.
Before going to the Dorking we had the sad business of taking Ashley and Ekatarina to the station.
Parting is such sweet sorrow!
It is not really so sad to see your loved ones returning to their own version of reality and knowing that their lives will be as full and enriching as they can make it.
But the house seems empty tonight without them.
We will have to keep their purchases of the week, including the procelain dolls, here for 4 months, for that is when we have planned to go to Bangor again - for Ecky's summer half term.
Bill and I went to lunch today and over ate.
We went to the Old House at Home in West Street.
The specials board had a sharing platter for £5.95.
At just £3 each I assumed there would not be very much to share and we ordered some chips as well.
That was a mistake.
The platter was very full indeed - 6 chicken gougons (good quality), 2 large tasty haddock fish cakes, baked potato skins filled with mashed potato, bacon and topped with cheese ( made sure I had none of that) and quite a bit of salad.
We couldn't eat all the chips.
So, it has been a pleasant day and not too taxing. I have some photos in the camera for a shop blog. Today I decided to keep things simple for me and have photographed a guided tour of the shop.
Today I have come up with some rather tenuous links to people who have been on TV myself.
A regular customer in the shop was with us today searching for prizes to be awarded in a sheep dog trial competition.
Her husband has been a regular on One Man and His Dog , winning lots of big awards.
When we got home I saw Felicity Kendall on TV. I met her first husband when we were all at school - he was at Collyers in Horsham. In fact I went out with her first husband's best friend for a while, and Pete Drummond (the boyfriend I audaciously chucked after about a month) also went on to a career in show business.
Hey - I could have been Felicity Kendall's best friend!
But today the tenuous link I feel most proud of is that I have met a BAFTA winner. I didn't actually meet her today - it was almost 15 years ago.
The winners (there are 2 of them) of the BAFTA for short animation film this year include my half brother's wife's sister!
Sally was a bridesmaid at their wedding.
Congratulations to her!
And what of the day?...... it rained! A lot!
It was not the sort of day to tempt people out to buy antiques. It has been quiet in Pilgrims. Bill sold something - but I didn't.
Before going to the Dorking we had the sad business of taking Ashley and Ekatarina to the station.
Parting is such sweet sorrow!
It is not really so sad to see your loved ones returning to their own version of reality and knowing that their lives will be as full and enriching as they can make it.
But the house seems empty tonight without them.
We will have to keep their purchases of the week, including the procelain dolls, here for 4 months, for that is when we have planned to go to Bangor again - for Ecky's summer half term.
Bill and I went to lunch today and over ate.
We went to the Old House at Home in West Street.
The specials board had a sharing platter for £5.95.
At just £3 each I assumed there would not be very much to share and we ordered some chips as well.
That was a mistake.
The platter was very full indeed - 6 chicken gougons (good quality), 2 large tasty haddock fish cakes, baked potato skins filled with mashed potato, bacon and topped with cheese ( made sure I had none of that) and quite a bit of salad.
We couldn't eat all the chips.
So, it has been a pleasant day and not too taxing. I have some photos in the camera for a shop blog. Today I decided to keep things simple for me and have photographed a guided tour of the shop.
