The Various Uses of Rubber
I have ordered a new pair of wellies from Amazon for the daily walk to school. My current hardly-at-all-old pair has developed a fissure along one toe. I only noticed this when I was wading along the stream that flows brownly past bobbing Argos bags en route to the afternoon pick up, and I was not pleased. They are a glamorous pair with pink spots and white swirls, bought to ease my daughter's pain in ackowledging a wellie-wearing, stream-paddling mother in public. I now distrust wellies with spots and swirls, so order a safe-looking green pair. Better to be waterproof than glamorous. Royal Mail gets them as far as my door, thrusts through a 'Sorry you were out' card, and promptly loses them. Amazon is sympathetic and dispatches a replacement pair. This also makes it to my door and again a card is left. This time I decide to pick them up in person from the Royal Mail depot. The man behind the glass screen makes off with my delivery card and probably has a cup of tea and
Bauble bauble water olympics
ReplyDeleteBloody bubble gum....
ReplyDeleteA middle aged matron tries desperately to keep her children clean until the Bishop comes to tea.
ReplyDeleteThe water rose up so much it surrounded them and looked like a ball
ReplyDeleteThat should keep the kids occupied for a while, now time for a coffee and a chocolate.
ReplyDeleteAnna feared she may have made the bubble bath mixture a little too strong.
ReplyDeleteAt last the children were contained and couldn't get into any mischief... ah time for a sit down... every house should have one of these!
ReplyDeleteLets see how they get out of this one then! Now, where's my coffee?
ReplyDeleteYou can't wrap them up in cotton wool - but you can put them in a giant bubble!
ReplyDeleteWe are in a bit of a bubble at the moment. Don't burst it.
ReplyDeletemum we got to get one of these for the garden!
ReplyDeleteWho said only Jesus could walk on water?
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely pair!
ReplyDeleteBut these baubles proved too big for the Christmas tree
Give them a shake and see if it snows
ReplyDeleteThe vicar's balls were really rather large.
ReplyDeletemammy not wanted us to get wet went to extremes
ReplyDeleteThe pack did say 'Giant Bubbles'!
ReplyDeleteOK, which one of you farted in the bath?
ReplyDeleteThe kids were off in their own bubble again! This always happened when Mum shouted to tidy up!
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