No need to apologise around here carandrog - it is the spirit that materrs. Talking of which, my cognac seems to have..errm..evaporated! Another will sort that out, I think! Star - have you seen flicrat's av? That is one mighty pheasant. A slave battery has another meaning entirely when her ladyship is in residence ☺
Hooray, looks as if I have got rid of that job. Now I can concentrate on the more important things, like eating and drinking. Please make sure everyone knows I am no longer responsible for any funny smells that hang about around here. Caran now has the key to the shovel shed. She is also familiar with pheasants (not peasants)
ttfn no haven't notice flicrat's av - will have a look.
Oh yes, now I remember. A lovely fat pheasant. He thought I was trying to pinch it for the pot when I first took the post of chief gamekeeper. I got told to keep my hands off his pheasant in no uncertain terms. Lovely chap.
caran - you were warned not to sign anything. Perhaps now you will take notice, especially when it is someone like alexanderd who warns you. He knows his way around here better than anyone and he is well in with ladyalex. No, don't ask - I don't know just how well in he is. You'll have to ask him next week.
Think I'll say goodnight all now, it's getting a bit late and before I know it, it will be time to get up.
Carandog - Rick Stein is not going to be happy when he opens his fridge door tomorrow!
Star - what smell - I have severe hearing problems you know?
Mamya - I thought your carers had confiscated the chip pan after your last midnight feast ♥
Mamya, are you sure you haven't got the wormery jar open again? All this talk of food, at this time of night. It is sooo wrong. Night time is for liquids only.
Well, it has been a grand evening, one and all. But my pc is grinding to a halt now - it is the early Abacus 2 model running on a trompe l'oiel system, and I have just run out of coins for the meter ;o)
Thank you for the hospitality, once more Mamya. Sweet dreams and ttfn ♥