Won at tennis last night - 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the first and 6-3, 6-3 in the second. Think the secret was I was a combination of being the only player not technically blind and wearing my lucky Ipswich Town 1981 Uefa Cup winning top (which, for the purists out there, is predominantly white)Don't have any kids on a Wednesday as the two pre-schoolers go to nursery for the day. So I was all excited when Mrs OON suggested this morning that we get my flexible friend out and use it until it could take no
I received a PM this morning. I shall keep the name of the author private in case Mr L is reading in his Yorkshire home, but it went:-"Dear OON, I see that you haven't updated your blog recently. This makes me very sad because I find it so entertaining and feel that in some small way, it brings me closer to you, which is all I really want"How can I ignore such a plea?Went to Appleby's Co-op today and thought I'd just walked into 1970's Russia......awful shop. I got so fed up half way round that
Went to the football at Ipswich for the first time in over three years (well, it is a hell of a long way) and despite being born and bred Suffolk, it never ceases to amaze me how the word "Norwich" only has one syllable but the word "Town" has two.
It's long been my ambition to visit every major city on earth in the space of a week. This week I got close because yesterday I was in Newcastle (didn't see Ant & Dec) and today I was in Penrith (where I am known as "The Wizard From The South" for wearing a wrist-watch). Wore men's deodorant for the first time in ages this morning. I didn't realise white cans meant women's, but there you go. Getting very excited about my birthday on Saturday - but have yet to buy myself anything for it excep
Went to Cockermouth to look at a new site, and had a chance to look round Wordsworth's house. Bloody daffodils everywhere...what's all that about then? Cockermouth's got a Sainsbury's which makes it posh in my eyes. Bought some jacket potatoes, but mainly so I could get a carrier bag to give to my next-door neighbour....he hangs them outside his windows to scare away house-martins and swallows from nesting in his eaves. Why he prefers to have carrier bags flapping around outside his house than n
Wore the speedos...think it went down well with the ladies as they all pointed, looking surprised saying "will you just look at that". It's nice that I can bring so much cheer to people. Didn't go on the flume as it was a long way to the top and I couldn't be bothered. Spent most of the time in the nice warm spa pools until a nappy came off and some brown was spotted floating. Babbydoodledoo's got a chest infection. Took her to see the out of hours doctor this afternoon (good to know that if you
Had my hair cut at Creations in Penrith by a young girl who was clearly suffering from canine distemper. It's a long time since I've had anyone blow the cut hair from the back of my neck, but how else would she have splattered me with her virus-ridden saliva? At least she didn't take the clippers to my eye brows like the last lot in Carlisle. Didn't leave a tip as she'll be dead by the morning. Going to Center Parcs for the day tomorrow and might even try the flume again. Remeber the time when H
Mrs OON doesn;t cook for me, but she does for the kids. This afternoon, the weather was foul so she set about maing some buns with them and brought me one with a cup of tea. Have to say, I was disappointed.
Ran out of Tiger Tim firelighters this morning (the ones individually wrapped in silver foil) and had to resort to common Zip firelighters which have the drawbacks of not being very flammable and of leaving nasty little bits of firelighter under your fingernails. Had trouble even getting the match to the firelighter in the first place as the downdraft from the chimney was quite strong....may have to thing about a cowl. That's enough excitement for one day.
