Mr B is in Notts rehearsing with his old band b-movie as they have a reunion gig in November.
We’re eating lunch in the dining room. It’s nothing special, just sarnies, carrots, cucumber and grapes.
Suddenly Miss M gives a squeal.
Miss M: “Dare’s a fy, dare’s a fy.”
I look up at the bay window and see nothing moving, but a distinctly fly shaped mark on a middle pane of glass.
Me: “It’s not a fly M, it’s just a mark. Mummy needs to clean the windows.”
Miss M: “It not a fy, it not got long feet?”
Miss E and I glance at each other eyebrows raised, and grin.
Me: “Do flies have long feet them M?”
Miss M: Yes, and I not a fy, I not a ‘M long feet’.”
Me: “Er, no, you’re just an M.”
Miss M: “Yes, my a M. My not got any daddy long feet.”
Miss E and I look at each other again and Miss E raises her eyes to heaven.
Miss E: “Legs M. You mean Daddy Long legs don’t you?”
Bleurghhhhh
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Gorgeous Blue Momma has tagged me for this, ’show us your desk top’ meme.
Don’t panic. I decided not to tag anyone as I bet you’re all tagged out, so if you want to play, do it.
If not, no worries.
Here’s mine:
This is Misses E and M, and Mr B (hiding behind the icons).
It’s my proof that they are in fact real live monkeys (validated by scientists).
It was taken this year at Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens in Norfolk where we had a fantastic day when we were on holiday in Yarmouth in July. It was a lovely setting and if anyone gets the chance, go, as it makes for a fab day and it is really well done.
Blue Momma added these very helpful instructions, but I just took a photo of mine as I don’t have photoshop or anything like it yet.
And you probably know this stuff anyway. But just in case you don’t:
My Desktop Free View Instructions:
A. Upon receiving this tag, immediately perform a screen capture of your desktop. It is best that no icons be deleted before the screen capture so as to add to the element of fun. You can do a screen capture by:
[1] Going to your desktop and pressing the Print Scrn key (located on the right side of the F12 key).
[2] Open a graphics program (like Picture Manager, Paint, or Photoshop) and do a Paste (CTRL + V).
[3] If you wish, you can “edit” the image, before saving it.
B. Post the picture in your blog. You can also give a short explanation on the look of your desktop just below it if you want. You can explain why you preferred such look or why is it full of icons. Things like that.
C. Tag five of your friends and ask them to give you a Free View of their desktop as well.
So there you go folks.
Show us your bits. Hee hee.
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Ooo and finally, I have another award,
(oh my big swelling head.)
Isn’t it pretty?
According to dear sweet misguided Rotten Correspondent,
Jo has taught me that my inner craving for all things British is the right way to think after all. She has a lovely sense of putting things together, whether she’s discussing rainbow poop or rampaging slugs. And I hope to never see those two things together in a sentence again.
So even though over the last few days I’ve written quite a lot about poop, I unconsciously take my post titles from possible porn films, and I mention wine and chocolate at least twice a week, I am intellectually stimulating. I knew that English degree would be good for something.
Hooray.
Must have wine and chocolate…
And I will be passing it on soon to some of you other intellectuals out there, so if you’re not sure if you are one then try this…
I don’t think you’ll be able to click on this version, but go to the one at the bottom of my side bar and you should be able to have a go there.
Go on, I dare you
I will have to come back to respond further to all this….. but I never have any idea what to call these kinds of posts either.
Wine and chocolate must be good for the IQ - I somehow managed to score 147 and am now officially a ‘Universal Genius’…? Um, right.
No idea what you could call your post though.
What a gorgeous pair of monkeys..having the time of their lives.
Bring on the wine and chocolate I say if AEM can get a score like that …:O
Well, I haven’t got a blog, so I can’t show you my desk top, but I’ll tell you about it. It is a wonderful picture of Parliament, from across the Thames, that we took two summers ago when we spend a WONDERFUL week in London! That is the desk top on the main computer. On my husband’s laptop from work he has a scene of a river and trees in Yellowstone that he took while on vacation there many years ago (before we met), and finally, on the family laptop we have the pre-set scene of the island in a crystal clear ocean. We’ve not very inventive on that computer. We got it to help out with two teenagers who need to be doing research and typing at the same time for school assignments. It is nice to have, though I feel a bit spoiled! Also, I am glad to hear that Miss M is not a fly, or a daddy long feet (!), just a swet Miss M!
I’m off to do the IQ test. I wonder if I’ll be brave enough to post it on my blog if it gives me an IQ of 4 and says that I’m a half-wit?
Cami, see you soon sweetie. Loved the vlog.
Englishmum, now i feel like a complete dunce hee hee.
MGLady, I love my monkeys, and good idea about the wine and choc I say.
Mrs Weasley those scenes sound fab. Parliament and Big Ben are kind o cool, and Yellowstone Park makes me think of Yogi bear and Jellystone Park. And that isand scene sounds gorgeous.
I am also gad M is not a fly. I don’t think I could hug a fly.
Rebeca, you are no half wit young lady. i’l pop over and see what you get.
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!! Someone tag me I want to show off my desktop!! It’s a lovely Russell one!
Love the drawing of Daddy Long Feet Jo. Great picture on your desktop too….please please tag Picklesmum so we can all see her Russell ;-D
Hey, I’ll post my desktop, but it’s not that interesting, so you don’t have to tag me. People can just happen upon it, and they’ll scratch their heads and wonder ‘why is she showing us her desktop?’ and I’ll have bored them to tears, and readership of my blog with plummet, and I’ll only have you to blame!! On second thought, maybe I won’t.
Okay, I’ll do it, but you’ll be sorry!
Picklesmum you are tagged.
Show us your Russel.
21st CM thanks. And looking forward to seeing your desktop.
Avery, hee hee. You could put something really odd or gross on your desktop then get people to guess what it is?
I know what you mean though, whoever started it must have had a really exciting desktop.
How can I be misguided when I wholeheartedly agree with you about wine and chocolate? Hmmm?
Am off to do the IQ test and am very afraid.
Hmmmmmm. I might have to give you that one RC…
Congratulations on the award!
I scored 137 - Regional Genius! Considering I guessed most of the answers that’s amazing!
Hi Jo - Picklesmum has showed us her lovely Russell and tagged me so my desktop is up for you to see.
Thanks Akela and look, we are the same level of genius. No wonder I like you, hee hee.
Ooo I’m coming over to see Russel and yours.