Wednesday, 16th August 2023
I have decided to take a break from blogging for the rest of the summer.
I hope to return to blogging in the Autumn (sometime in September).
Take care.
Summer Pause
Category: Summer
Everyday In The Vicarage Is Eventful!
Monday, 01 August 2023
It was only when I had turned to check the time that I had realised that I had dozed off the moment my head hit the pillow – it rarely happens! The time was 10.57pm. Just as I was getting myself comfortable to doze off again the power went off!
Power cuts in the summer don’t last for very long. They usually come back on within minutes. Just then the vicar turned. I mumbled that there was a power cut only for me to realise that he was snoring gently!
The whole room went pitch black which made me feel claustrophobic. I shut my eyes tightly and went to bed. I woke up on hour later and realised that the power was still off. I needed the loo but decided to hang on for a bit as it would be pitch black outside the room too.
The next time I woke up it was about 3am and the power was still off. I needed the loo super urgently so used my mobile phone light to guide me to the loo. I always have my wee torch by the bedside but couldn’t find it when I needed it!
We had friends coming for lunch the next day and I was starting to fret. What if the power doesn’t come back on by the morning? I won’t be able to cook the quiche…. all the food in the freezer will begin to thaw… blah blah blah…
I only nodded off again after the power came back on at about 5am!
When we woke up for good, the vicar told me after checking his mobile phone that we had a powercut! He had received a message from the power restorers!
The good news is that we had a lovely time with our friends. That evening the power went off again!
I Did It Again!
Friday, 11th August 2023
My mind reading streak continued…… I had predicted to the vicar that the now ex vicarage cleaner will be in contact and lo and behold she did try to contact me. My experience with my previous cleaner taught me the hard lesson that I must insist on a clean break because sadly after taking her back, she went on to let me down big style!
In other news, the window glazier finally put in an appearance yesterday and the Ocado grocery was delivered this afternoon so I am all set for tomorrow’s light lunch!
Mind Reader
Thursday, 10th August 2023
In recent times, I have began to wonder if I am a mind reader as I am able to predict things quite accurately!
A few weeks ago, I mentioned to the vicar that I was getting the feeling that the vicarage cleaner will throw in the towel at some point. Why did I think that? I was basing it on a few tell tale signs that I had observed. Guess what? She quit the next week! She came in one day and said that her arthritis was playing up and so won’t be able to continue!
I Hate Surprises*!
Wednesday, 9th August 2023
Just as I was sitting down to have my breakfast this morning, the vicar sprung a surprise on me! Some friends were planning to drop by to see us. Great I thought but when I heard that they were coming this Saturday I didn’t think that it was that great! I have already finished my grocery shopping for the week and because we shop for two, I will struggle to produce even a simple lunch!
I didn’t want to be difficult and so have said that we will sit down for a simple lunch with our friends. I just need to do another grocery shop with Ocado!
*Its not that I don’t like surprises. I just like a bit of warning.
ps: Still no sign of the window glazier!
They Are Not My Relatives!
Friday, 04 August 2023
One of the questions on Friday’s The Times Daily Quiz was
The bonobo and which great ape are the human’s closest living relatives?
Since when did they become my relatives???!!!!
Please Ask!
Thursday, 3rd August 2023
This week, someone decided that they will park in our driveway without permission and deprive the rightful visitor to the vicarage a parking space. I really don’t know what gives them the right to park in a PRIVATE driveway! What audacity!
Unusual Follower
Tuesday, 02 August 2023
When I first started blogging, I was obsessed very interested in my new followers. Needless to say that these days I am not that diligent. I do make an effort to visit their blog at some point and read some of their blog posts. At the moment my mind is preoccupied with family matters and so some days I seem to operate on autopilot mode. Ideally, I would like to be relieved of this heavy burden instead it just seems to be dragging on.
I digress….. back to my unusual follower…. I was first notified of this new follower towards the end of last week and was a little bemused by the name of the blog which was God! I had to do a double take.
Based on what I know from the Holy Scriptures, the God that I worship has got no need to follow me on WordPress. He is someone who knows my thoughts even before I put pen to paper!
A Badger, A Fox & A Deer
Monday, 31st July 2023
One Sunday this month, I saw all of the above animals (dead) on the side of the road as we drove to church. I don’t mean to insult your intelligence but for those of you who are unfamiliar with our British wildlife, the above is a badger.
Among the three dead animals, I was most interested in the dead fox. I didn’t know that we had foxes in our area until a neighbour told us so. He was convinced that a fox ate his cat!
We always have someone in the village losing their cat. I have lost count the number of times we have had people knocking on the vicarage door to ask if we had seen their cat. Why can’t they be more responsible? The owners I mean not the cat! By the way, I hate dislike cats. We sometimes have one in the vicarage garden at different times of the day. I don’t mind them there though. However, what I mind is villagers coming at all times of the day enquiring about their cats whereabouts! There were a few who wanted us to call them immediately if we spotted them. Why would I do that? I am not the cat police and in any case is the cat going to wait patiently for its owner to come by to pick it up????
Mrs!
Thursday, 27th July 2023
The purchase of a new electric toothbrush meant that I needed to sign up for the free one year warranty. Just that among all the family drama, I had completely forgotten about it until 2 days ago. Thankfully I had up to 90 days to sign up for the free warranty.
According to the Philips website, I had to create an account in order to sign up for the warranty. As I was creating the account, I was required to choose a title from the drop down list. The list only contained two titles – MR or MS. I am not sure what happened to the MRS but imagine this is another example of wokeism!
Secret Diary Of A Church of England Vicar's Wife 