I have decided to rekindle my love of writing by commencing this new blog. Despite who may or may not be interested. I do rather enjoy getting my thoughts out and have very much missed having a good old virtual rant about daily events such as what crazy happenings went on at the supermarket, what I ate for dinner or simply to just express trivial things, such as how I forgot once again to take my loyalty card to the car wash. I think you would agree with me when I say... exciting times ahead.
It would seem relevant to mention at this point that hubby works offshore. He works on a month on month off rotation. He works very hard and has recently been promoted to role of supervisor on his vessel and I am most proud of him. I think it only fair to warn you that when he is away you may notice a slight change in my writing techniques...needless to say, one can be much changed without the regularity of adult conversation. So please do bare with me. Ill do my best to be well behaved. If at any point I lose you please do feel free to stick your hand up and I will do my best to answer any questions. Were all friends here.
So, id like to start by telling you a little story, one that i think you will like...As most of you know last weekend was bank holiday here on the small island that is known to us all as England. Well, on this particular bank holiday we experienced joyous joyous sunshine. Oh it was lovely. Being local to Braunton, North Devon, i decided i would steer clear of the beach as the traffic was just horrendous and i can go to the beach whenever i like (na na na na naaaa). So, after minutes of deliberation and finger tapping, i decided it would be a super nice idea to walk to the duck pond, approximately 2 miles away, and back again. So this is what me and my darling little boy did. En route we called upon a friend of mine and her baby which was nice and they joined us. My oh my, what a lovely walk it was, the birds were singing, the sun was beaming and most definitely had its hat on, hip hip hoooray. A charming little grandad cap actually...anyway, we were having a lovely walk. Luckily i had a little bread left which i packed for the duckies as i know they like bread. As we all do, its encrusted into our brains. (A little joke there!)
As we walked through the village it was clear that the mood was a positive one, this was highlighted by the bustling holiday makers and happy locals greeting us as we pushed our prams by. How happy we all were. How delightful the day was turning out to be. As we approached the duck pond i listened to hear the familiar quacks that often commence as people approach, the quacking that spreads a smile onto my face like Marmite on a hot crumpet. Quacking that brings joy to my ears...BUT NO...not this time!!! 'How odd' i thought quietly to myself. Still, perhaps they were busy quacking somewhere else. Walking down the path we arrived at the jetty and proudly i removed the bread from the pram basket...I didn't want to show my concern, but it was evident that the ducks weren't as keen to see us as they usually are! Nor were the swans nor the moorhens...'What on earth is going on here???' I whispered to myself. Passing some bread to my pal i laughed off the ever growing concern, parked up the pram and stepped to the side, surely they would show interest if i started to throw the bread into the pond???...ALAS NO!...They didn't even entertain my efforts by paddling closer. Even the mass of seagulls looked at me as if i had a ridiculously large carrot growing out of my head! This surely was a dismal moment for me...and then, looking around, i noticed on the floor not a meter away a pile of uneaten bread crumbs! The bank holiday had quite clearly seen many duck pond visitors and the duckies were too full to even try a smidgen of my bread offering! You'd think they could have at least pretended!!! Can you believe that? Ducks turning fresh bread away!!! Well...I certainly wont be hurrying back there for a while, not if it means being shunted in that way! Honestly, ill never forget it! Ungrateful swines!!!...
...Still, be that as it may...I do actually really like ducks. They're in my top 5!
Crikey, what what. How rude of those naughty ducks, didn't even want to say hello. Next time I visit I'll give them a bloody good talking to. Xxx
ReplyDeleteYes...well, you can only imagine their upbringing cant you.
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