Awesome present

Went out with the N, TK and the rest for a meal, nice place, service impeccable and food  - had better but still good.  See this -

I have had to sort this out and wear it all night! 



wanna know why?    

 see that tuft of sticky out hair on the left of my face ........... that tuft of hair should be FLAT like the other side! 

...... note to self: when wearing white STAY AWAY FROM CAMERAS!............

While there presents were given and among them was this:

 a chocolate cow

Reminded me of the time …………..

Ena had a very rich boyfriend, I posted before but this is a detail.  He was a welder and a very good one by all accounts, I have no idea where or how she met him but he was lovely to me ………… I must've been about 11 or 12 at the time, he always had time for me while he waited for Ena to be ready …… she always kept them waiting!! 

He went off on holiday somewhere and brought me back this tremendous present – a large Dutch Doll.  It wasn't your ordinary doll, oh! No!  it stood about 12inches tall, was made of wood or something, highly polished and brightly coloured.  I absolutely loved it!!!

coloured like this but smoooooth like a russian doll (or cow!)

I was told time and time again to be careful with it and not to break it, it was very expensive and it was obvious that my family thought it was too good for me.  Did I care?  Not one jot!! 

I loved this doll. 

More so 'cos Ena was very protective of it and it WAS MINE!

One day I found out that at the bottom was a tear in the plastic and inside was ………………. Chocolate ………………. mm?!

If I was to eat it, no one would know 'cos it was hidden underneath – or so I thought.  Slowly I ate my way up the doll, pressing the shape from the outside so it wasn't obvious that it was becoming hollow.

Then one day my lovey adoring sister picked it up!

Boy! Did I get a telling off!!   Ena, Mam all shouting at me, thank goodness Dad understood and was on my side.

I think it took my sister a long time to get over me eating that chocolate!!