Thursday, November 10, 2022

The power of suggestion

You'll have seen my To Be Read pile a few posts back but what do I settle on instead?

Simply because Boud mentioned Barbara Pym I had to have a rummage in my collection, and chose this one.

I intended to sit down and read this afternoon after being in Zac's for five hours today - see my thumb?

Still ingrained brown after prepping a box of potatoes in spite of numerous hand washes and some wall-paper stripping. My own fault. Someone suggested I should wear gloves but I pooh-poohed it. Next time.

And remember I was so pleased with myself for having got the paint? Well, not only did I not get enough but I got the wrong sort. It was matt Husband wanted not silk.

Speaking of matt, Matt Hancock MP is currently in the jungle being paid lots of money to eat kangaroos' anuses or eyeballs or something. This is at a time when parliament is sitting and he should be serving his constituents, but that is the least objectionable thing about him. He was the Health Secretary who oversaw the UK having one of the highest death tolls in the world from Covid-19 whilst breaking his own lockdown rules. Not to mention the handing out of dubious PPE contracts, confusion over care home safety, etc etc.

And he likes to think he is well-loved.


4 comments:

Boud said...

Maybe husband can do his own paint shopping then.

Let us know how the re-read of A Glass of Blessings goes. It's the one with the terminally annoying Mary and Mario, I think.

Janie Junebug said...

Donald Trump and numerous idiots in our government also believe they are well loved. Some of them are loved by certain groups that have grown to shocking strength.

Love,
Janie

sparklingmerlot said...

I find matt paint very unforgiving unless the surface is perfect. Satin is much better and reflects a bit of light. But what would we know.
Don't knock kangaroo anus until you've tried them!

Debra She Who Seeks said...

Kangaroo anuses and/or eyeballs? Whatever happened to good old fish 'n chips?