Rise to them, Frannoir? oh no, the only thing rising is my fat vanilla sponge. Arf. Why does that sound rude??
I like Guadalupe, it is growing on me. I feel apronless and free of root.
It is odd people not knowing who you are though, and I'm not sure this is permanent, but MrsCarrot has gone for good. Oh yes.
My mother arrived early. We were just sitting down to the soup so I said would you like some? She said, well, I had some soup at 11.30 because I hadn't eaten yesterday...
Oh, right, I say. what do you say to that? Why didn't you eat yesterday you weirdo? No, this is what she wants me to say, then she can shrug and tell me how she didn't get a chance and she grabbed a biscuit but that was it and then I will say oh but you must eat you know, you'll waste away and so on.
So I just say, oh right, and carry on serving. Well, she says, that was at 11.30, I'll just have the juice. WTF? It's a tomato and onion soup, but I scoop off the liquid and give her a bowl without onion or bean as she doesn't like vegetables.
Then my sister arrives, unexpectedly, this never happens. They both receive some sponge cake but my mother moans that her portion is smaller and takes my sisters. She pretends she is joking but does not swap back.
She gives ds2 a Noddy comic. He is 16 months and looks at it blankly. Then, my mother and sister both burst into song warbling the Noddy theme tune in its entirety. I say that he does not know it as they seem to expecting him to join in and they say, he will.
Then she is gone, just like that, swerving off down the road as if she is drunk. I need a drink.