The Compers Inn (part 48)

Hope you had a better night mummytothreeboys. Here yesterday was very windy.

Rose now if someone claims the guinea pig GD will be disappointed. At least she will look after it well.

Alfie DH was at DD1s and then she phoned from work to say engineer had phoned her to say no one was at her house. She lives in the South East and discovered the engineer was outside a house in Weston Super Mare! LO the company say they can't send someone to her address until Monday. Stupid thing is someone phoned here on Tuesday to say they didn't have a phone number for DD1. This is a London number and they said they had been told we needed half an hour warning to be at DD1s! How was DH supposed to be in the West Country in half an hour. no apology yet.

Another funny thing. Yesterday I won some John West Light meals. They said they would be delivered today. This morning I told DH I was expecting a delivery but not what. Yesterday he was having problems hearing, so I didn't bother to explain. He answered the door and said Tesco were trying to deliver cat food for someone else and turned the man away saying we don't have a cat. A few minutes later man came back and they were the Light meals in packaging that looks like cat fresh food.

Well I won a small prize and have laughed a lot today.

Here tree taking down time too. Firefly thanks for link about real tree no more pine needles came off but think they might when we move it. Think ill stick with the artificial tree next year but have to say grandchildren enjoyed decorating it. Hence most of the decorations are lo down.

Very sunny here now. Yahoo mail not working here.

Hope everyone has a good weekend and keep warm. Good luck.

:hello: Good morning everyone


Hope you're all well - so lovely to 'see' you yesterday evening
fire**fly (((hugs))). Thinking of you as always, please take
care. :A


What a carry on re fixing your DD1s heating leanfun! Total
fail! Just can't believe it and to not get an apology - well that
really takes the biscuit! Do hope they manage to
arrive at the 'correct' address Monday and complete the
job - they appear to be so incompetent!


Lol! Very well done on your prize of John West Light
meals! :T Very tasty win! I laughed out loud when your lovely
DH turned the delivery man away thinking it was cat food!
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Luckily the chap came back!


So pleased your Grandchildren enjoyed dressing the Xmas
tree - it's such an exciting time for the little ones. xx


Well - had best get on and play a quick comp catch up
before I do anything else!


Have a wonderful weekend all and please take care
whatever your plans.


Alfie xxx

Sheils Great to read that your Dad finally had his operation and is recovering well. Enjoy the rest of your short break.

fire**fly Great to 'hear' from you - big :grouphug:

Hope that everyone is well and enjoys the weekend whatever they are up to.

:hello: Good morning everyone

Hope you're all well - it's absolutely freezing here this morning!
No visit from Jack Frost, just feeling raw. Thankfully not nearly
so cold as the States! :eek: Brrrrr!

It's 'Distaff Day' today




Distaff Day, also called Roc Day, is 7 January, the day after the
feast of the Epiphany. It is also known as Saint Distaff's Day, one
of the many unofficial holidays in Catholic nations.

Many St. Distaff's Day gatherings are held, large and small,
throughout local fiber community. The distaff, or rock, used in
spinning was the medieval symbol of women's work.



In many European cultural traditions, women resumed their
household work after the twelve days of Christmas. Women of all
classes would spend their evenings spinning on the wheel. During
the day, they would carry a drop spindle with them.



Spinning was the only means of turning raw wool, cotton or flax
into thread, which could then be woven into cloth.



Men have their own way of celebrating this occasion; this is done
through Plough Monday. It is the first Monday after Epiphany
where men are supposed to get back to work.

Every few years, Distaff Day and Plough Monday falls on the same
day. Often the men and women would play pranks on each other
during this celebration, as was written by Robert Herrick in his
poem "Saint Distaffs day, or the Morrow After Twelfth Day" which
appears in his Hesperides.

Some modern craft groups have taken up the celebration of Distaff
day as part of their new year celebrations.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distaff_Day




St. Distaff's Day; Or, the Morrow after Twelfth-day

Partly work and partly play
You must on St. Distaffs Day:
From the plough soon free your team;
Then cane home and fother them:
If the maids a-spinning go,
Burn the flax and fire the tow.
Bring in pails of water then,
Let the maids bewash the men.
Give St. Distaff' all the right:
Then bid Christmas sport good night,
And next morrow every one
To his own vocation.

Robert Herrick

http://www.thebookofdays.com/months/jan/7.htm


If anyone has a yearning to get involved in the craft of
Hand Spinning etc here's your chance to give it a go ....

https://www.craftcourses.com/categories/spinning-weaving-dyeing/spinning


Great to hear that your Dad had his operation on Thursday
sheils & that he's getting on fine. xx Have a brilliant stay in
N Shields. My older brother spent a couple years in S Shields
(many moons ago) studying at a Maritime College. He was
fairly young at the time and had received a bursary via Shell
(he's the brainy one esp in maths, I'm the arty one ). I think
the college was in Tyneside? I do recall every time he came back
home he was developing a very strong northern accent!


So lovely to 'see' you yesterday fire**fly. :A Please take
care. (((Hugs))) I'm most definitely looking forward to Spring -
the garden will be calling and I can't wait to get out there again
and get stuck in ..... far too chilly today! Although they do
forecast sunshine down my way so ... may wrap myself up and
have a little wander to see if anything needs doing!


I'll bid you all farewell at the mo cos I have a bowl of steaming
hot porridge to devour. :drool:


Have a peaceful Sunday all.


Alfie xxx

good afternoon all :wave:
was freezing this morning here as well but now
the sun is out,

never heard of 'Distaff Day' Alfie lol,
something new I've learnt today thanks & love the
pics/info on it all :A :T

sounds like you've been very busy rose :A
& hope you all have a lovely annual family dinner x

hi to everyone else reading through & hope everyone's
keeping well,
have a lovely rest of the day & evening all x