Crumpet: 2014

Thursday 25 December 2014

Christmas 2014

Wednesday 24 December 2014

The supermarket music is really turned up this time of year. I think that it's a kind of social experiment in which the customer is put under intense psychological pressure to the tune of jingle bells at high volume. Let's see who breaks first?

"Are you listening to me? I look into your eyes and I can't tell if you're getting anything I'm saying"

- Fantastic Mr Fox

Monday 22 December 2014

"I can't bear professional Scotsmen"
- Alastair Sim

We were in the supermarket last night getting most of the Christmas food shopping purchased. It was pretty busy.

One enormously muscled old age pensioner (wearing an improbably tight polo shirt and barely able to walk) was belligerently ripping packets of cake open and chewing on the contents... Quite openly stealing without any regard for his criminality or the fact that he could easily have been arrested.

His geriatric female partner looked like an off-duty prostitute with her white stilettos, bruised bare legs, micro skirt, full face make-up and cropped white fake fur bolero jacket. A slice of the North East.

Nicolas de Valer

My husband's paternal family hail from France. The French spelling of his name is Nicolas de Valer.

The family motto is "This is the fruit of valour." Valour means personal courage, particularly in combat and was originally from Latin (valor) and then Old French (valere - to be strong).

Nicholas/Nicolas is Greek and means 'victory of the people'. Apt name for a martial arts instructor?

Sunday 21 December 2014

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastair_Sim

Saturday 20 December 2014

Alastair Sim is one of our favourite actors. His grim face, wry humour and wonderful use of inflection make him a treat to watch.

Friday 19 December 2014

Thursday 18 December 2014

I went to buy some red wine at Sainsbury's in order to make mulled wine and they asked for my ID. I'm pushing 40!

The lady took ages to calculate my age and then mumbled how she was flattering me.

Legally you can buy alcohol in the UK from the age of 18, however the supermarket says that if you are over 21 but look younger than 25, they will ask for for ID... Huh?