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In praise of George (and Eric)
Oct. 30th, 2007 08:21 amPicture from here.
Things are slowly returning to some kind of order, with DS back in his own room and gradually sorting out his enormous collections of pet rocks, fossils and copies of New Scientist. Still finding life rather relentlessly hard work but that is probably the time of year. Opened the fridge just now and discovered a box of decapitated jelly babies - apparently it doesn't work to set Ghoulish Gums into Hallowe'en party jelly (rigor mortis sets in). So the JB heads are going to be mounted on cocktail sticks as ghoulish decoration.
I have to go and pick up nine pumpkins today. Might need two trips.
Also, back at work this afternoon after the half-term break. Most of my clientele (I work in a primary school library) have very specific tastes. If they are girls, it has to have fairies, ponies or magic kittens on the cover. If male, spies, pirates or, best of all, Doctor Who. I am amazed that nobody has yet complained about the six year olds taking home "The Feast of the Drowned" just because a certain Time Lord is on the cover. I invested in the new BBC fact files and every one was immediately taken out with the exception of poor Captain Jack. The Slitheen, the Sycorax and the Daleks are favourites, which shows that the priorities of six year olds are different from those of older fans.
Things are slowly returning to some kind of order, with DS back in his own room and gradually sorting out his enormous collections of pet rocks, fossils and copies of New Scientist. Still finding life rather relentlessly hard work but that is probably the time of year. Opened the fridge just now and discovered a box of decapitated jelly babies - apparently it doesn't work to set Ghoulish Gums into Hallowe'en party jelly (rigor mortis sets in). So the JB heads are going to be mounted on cocktail sticks as ghoulish decoration.
I have to go and pick up nine pumpkins today. Might need two trips.
Also, back at work this afternoon after the half-term break. Most of my clientele (I work in a primary school library) have very specific tastes. If they are girls, it has to have fairies, ponies or magic kittens on the cover. If male, spies, pirates or, best of all, Doctor Who. I am amazed that nobody has yet complained about the six year olds taking home "The Feast of the Drowned" just because a certain Time Lord is on the cover. I invested in the new BBC fact files and every one was immediately taken out with the exception of poor Captain Jack. The Slitheen, the Sycorax and the Daleks are favourites, which shows that the priorities of six year olds are different from those of older fans.
