"A polar bear fell on me."

Went into Richmond. Woolgars was closed - bother! Always forget that it doesn't open on Sundays. Went into Laura Ashley and got curtain material there - just what I wanted and dead cheap in the sale - yoicks! Also a lamp shade (£2 - once again, let me just say how much I love sales) and a couple of magazine holders. Got some vitamins and Nivea cream in Superdrug. Groceries in Tesco. No nice cottage cheese - boo.

Now that I am home, I have some tea loaf in the oven, have made apple and pear compote, hard-boiled some eggs and cooked some sweetcorn for inclusion in salad for lunch tomorrow. Also washed up. Oh, and chopped up pineapple. Later, will make tuna mayonnaise and chop up carrots etc. Tea tonight is the wonder of bbq chicken. Might go and tidy my room and change bedlinen. Or might just read a book. Tricky to tell at this stage.

pim2005: Still up for dinner tomorrow? If you'd like to stay the night, you are more than welcome.

ankaret: You got crack_vanned!!! How cool is that!

"Ron, I know it sounds harsh, but God does not want her to live."

Just to keep you all in the loop, I have now changed my bedlinen (hospital corners conspicuously absent, I must confess) and spoken to my grandparents. My grandmother is on fine form, despite inconvenience of cold. Mention that their tea loaf had brandy in; Grandma says that explains why she was dancing around the kitchen. Decide discretion is the better part of valour and do not point out that she is liable to do that anyway.

Have just realised that I owe about fifty letters, and so I will bid you adieu, and make some tiny inroads in my stationery stock...

sales list

I've got a load of GGBP books to sell, and thought I'd do a sales list before I go to the faff of eBaying. All books are are good as new (some haven't even been read). Prices include postage within the UK. If you live outside the UK, payment would have to be by PayPal and postage would be at cost. Otherwise, cheque, bank transfer, whatever. If you're interested in any of the titles below, please either comment (comments are screened) or email me (chaletian at yahoo dot co dot uk).

The Marlows and their Maker (£10)
Elinor Brent-Dyer's Short Stories (£9)
Margery Meets the Roses - EJO (£5)
No Boats on Bannermere - G Trease (£10)
Juliet of the Chalet School (£9)
Denenhurst Secret Service - G Courtney (£9)
Well Done, Denehurst - G Courtney (£9)
Monica Turns Up Trumps (£15)
Chudleigh Hold (£9)
The School in the Woods - DFB (£9)

Have also got some random paperbacks. Same conditions as above.

Genius at the CS (80s pb/dotty picture) - v good - (£3)
A United CS (ditto) - reading copy - (£6)
The CS and Rosalie (ditto) - reading copy - (£3)
Clouds of Witness (DLS) - fair - (£3)
Strong Poison (DLS) - fair - (£3)
Gaudy Night (DLS) - fair - (£3)
Footsteps in the Dark (G Heyer) - excellent - (£3)
Why Shoot a Butler? (G Heyer) - excellent - (£3)
Death in the Stocks (G Heyer) - excellent - (£3)
The Unfinished Clue (G Heyer) - good - (£3)
The Found Him Dead (G Heyer) - fair - (£2)
Envious Casca (G Heyer) - fair - (£2)


If anyone wants to make an offer, please feel free.