Counting crows in the background, with every album they just get better and better. I’ve an urge to drag my laptop out and blow the dust from its keys. How I look forward to having that empty space in my head to just write. I read a book a long time ago called ‘Empty Cradles’ read it if you get the chance. they have just released a film called ‘sunshine and oranges’ about the same woman and her plight to reunite thousands of men and women with their families after being torn apart in the fifties, sixties and seventies. It was a national scandal. Children were herded onto boats and sent to Australia, Canada, and south Africa. I saw the film last night, hence it all being churned back up for me. I feel passionate about stuff like that and can totally get her ‘I won’t give up’ attitude to these poor people. Ok so that’s not particularly light, but this is…yesterday on my lunch break I was perusing the isles of ‘Boots’ the chemist, when I spotted what looked like a gadget item called ‘ Tangle Teaser’ mmm I thought, yeah right! I have never been able to tame my mad locks! so I picked one of these things up which, it has to be said resembled a horse brush. The rather camp young lad on the make-up counter welcomed me with his best Shirley Bassey smile. ‘Ok dude, so will this really work on this?’ I pointed to my frizzy mess of hair. ‘ Oh yes’ he protested…’ wait I will get Angela, she has one and thinks its marvelous!’ I turned around to see Angela with dead straight beyond thin hair, cut in a short bob. ‘Um’ was all I managed. After much convincing from Angela I did indeed purchase one of these wonder combs. It has to be said, Its bloody good. It even gets through my birds nest! This mornings fun and games began with me defrosting the car, in and out of the house I trudged, with warm water to pour on the window screens. when I had re-entered the house for the third time I heard a bang and a short amount of shouting. I’m sooooo not a curtain twitcher, so paid it no mind. My youngest son who had been crunching around in the frozen grass appeared in the house looking a little shocked. ‘Jem, are you ok?’ I asked. ‘Yeah’ was his reply. ‘Whats going on out there’ I said. ‘Nothing’ he answered. I went out with my warm water to be met by a police riot van, several cars and lots of physically fit police men with bullet proof vests and accessories!! Not an ideal start to your young sons day, but conversely, not bad eye candy for mum either! I deduced they had gone for the element of surprise tactic while bashing this particular chaps door in. It felt good to giggle about it with my boys on the school run. Jems reaction had the most entertainment value…obviously not a drama queen, like his ma!
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