- Will and Nic’s grand day out
- Saul Bradley sounds like a twat
- Peggy’s making a dragon, disparaging remarks about Pat, and plans for Elona …
Will and Nic’s grand day out
Nice to again hear Nic and Will having a nice time together.
They’re at Lower Loxley with the kids. And they are most definitely not clock watching.
They send the kids off to make kites, while they get to mess around in a boat.
Though Nic left her drum and cat o’ nine tails at home (Will is complaining about her forcing him to do all the rowing), she didn’t need them to keep Will in check.
Actually, Will was genuinely nice and living.
My oh my.
It’s almost as if Will is a sane human that one could warm to …
Saul Bradley sounds like a twat
Excuse my language, but he really (really) does.
He’s the archaeologist sent to check the bones found at The Mart. He’s a right patronising wee know it all.
Seems he agrees that the bones are just pig and cattle. So that’s fine. But:
[Saul] “On thing puzzles me though … the date … the bones are buried far deeper than I’d expect”
And what does that mean?
The theory is that the pigs and cattle were slaughtered, and buried on the Mart site, way back in 1967 when foot and mouth hit. Which explains why it’s so deep.
The good news is that the site is therefore of no archaeological importance, but DEFRA still needs to be called.
Calling DEFRA.
That doesn’t sound like a fat thing to me.
And right enough – DEFRA needs them to get an exhumation order, from an inspector, before they can move the bones and get back to work.
*sigh*
Common sense from public agencies.
Not.
Peggy’s making a dragon, disparaging remarks about Pat, and plans for Elona …
The dragon fly is for Pip getting her exam results (Peggy is enamelling again).
[Peggy to Ted] “I know Tony’s made some silly decisions in his time, but I always felt Pat could be trusted to run the dairy, but something has badly gone wrong there"
(eh? Tony is acceptable as a bit of a screw-up at times, but Pat gets the blame for not overcompensating for his failings?)
And on Elona:
[Peggy to Ted] “I often feel Elona sees Jack and Violet as the people they once were, rather than simply as victims of the conditions”
Ted concurs. Elona is wonderful, so shouldn’t leave.
Peggy is also talking about how she isn’t quite coping at home. She’s having to let things slip 9which she abhors), and doesn’t want to bother her family about it – or, probably more importantly, lose her independence.
[Peggy] “I don’t believe people should be a burden to one another”
So – Peggy put her and Elona's problems together – and reckons she can solve Elona’s problems by giving her some work. Not exactly as home help, more of a helpful friend that she pays.
Sounds reasonable enough.
The Archers: Ed’s taking care of Emma … Alice and Chris return from Grey Gables … Debbie’s gone home … the Millennium Wood Picnic
- Why was Ed surprised that the baby had a heart?
- Boys will be boys
- What the feuck was Ruairi ‘s accent?
- Lynda’s current projects
- Artichokes
- Ah – it’s “Aldridge Millennium wood”
- Vicky was very quiet about her cake
Why was Ed surprised that the baby had a heart?
You’d think that a chap who’s been around cattle all his life would know a bit more about pregnancy.
Anyway, it’s nice to hear a genuinely happy couple.
They’re keeping Emma’s pregnancy a secret. I wonderful if that’s anything to do with Will?
Just how will he react? Especially if Ed and Emma’s baby just happens to be born on George’s birthday.
If there was ever a candidate for the murder rumoured to be happening in early 2011, I think Will murdering Ed has to be the top contender.
“Hello tiny Grundy … I’m your daddy”
Here’s hoping Ed and Emma are left alone to enjoy their baby, that Will keeps well away, and that wee George doesn’t get left to one side …
Boys will be boys
Ah, bless Chris. He may now be a married man (to an Aldridge, no less), but he still gets excited by a big plasma TV, with all the sports channels.
It sounded like he was sensible enough not to sit and watch it the entire time he and Alice were in their luxury suite at Grey Gables.
So he may be a boy, but at least he’s a boy who knows when it’s time for sports, and time for romance.
What the feuck was Ruairi ‘s accent?
As warming as it is to see the teeny tots starting to have their friendships (George and Ruairi), what on earth was going on with Ruairi’s accent?
I know he’s bound to have a bit of a Irish hint, but it sounded like he was a bloke down the pub trying to do a Father Ted.
Most decidedly odd.
Lynda’s current projects
As well as a leading light of the Millennium Wood picnic, Lynda’s also now going to be planting around the village, is going to encourage the Peregrines to return, and will still have time to enter the flower and produce show.
Artichokes
First Ed is being a bit over enthusiastic about helping Emma over fences, then he gets obsessed with artichokes.
Which is fair enough, as Emma was very over excited about Jennifer’s quiche. Which seemingly had artichokes. Which Ed has never had before, but wants to get hold of.
We can only assume he thinks Emma has an artichoke craving.
What a sweet man he is. The baby is only the size of a fingernail, yet he’s already well and truly committed to making sure Emma is properly looked after.
Bless.
The only slight concern I have is that we’re now in for 9 months of loved up Ed and Emma. That could be a very nice thing, or we could be the ones with nausea …
Could there also be wedding bells?
Ah – it’s “Aldridge Millennium wood”
Thanks for the clarification, Jennifer.
Is there nothing they don’t own?
Vicky was very quiet about her cake
Infact, she didn’t even utter a peep.
How odd.