Sunday 13 December 2009

New Christmas Tree


The Club is now closed until the 17th December, as we are having a new ballcock fitted in the Gents and it is taking longer than we expected (typical).
As some of you are already aware I was asked to switch on the chrismas lights this year! - in our front room.
Elsie said that she wanted a real tree this year after the little silver one with the plastic base that we had given to celebrate the Queens silver jubilee finally gave up the ghost. Charlie from the allotments said he could get me one on the cheap "If I didn´t ask too many questions", and he delivered it this week as good as his word. It seems to have suffered a bit on its journey (on the roof rack of his Smart Car), and maybe he shouldn´t have taken it through the car wash - I don´t know. He´d forgotten it were up there aparently, but never mind it´s buffed up the needles a treat and it were probably in need of a good clean anyway.
I sneaked into the caravan when Elsie were doing her shift at the sandwich shop and had it upright and got the lights working eventually after a bit o bother wi´t electrics. It were all worth it though cos when she got in from work she took one look at it and burst into tears - with the emotion of it all I expect.