Our shopping delivery just turned up and it seems my wife ordered herself a bunch of flowers. It's never a good sign if your wife has to buy her own flowers I don't think I've forgotten any special occasions. I bought her a Chocolate Orange last week so I can't be in trouble for never getting her anything. Actually I bought the Chocolate Orange for myself but she ate it before I could assert ownership and arguing about it wouldn't have brought it back so I let it go. They're pretty terrible flowers so I think I'd have been in more trouble for buying such a poor bunch if I had gone to the effort.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
My husband actually offered to buy me some flowers last Thursday - in the service station on the M25. I declined the offer, although they were actually rather nice Waitrose ones, on the grounds that they would probably wilt before we got home. I could kick myself now as he probably won't do it again!
It's taken 39 years but I have finally trained OH not to buy me flowers because for the same money as a decent bunch I can get a shrub or two or a load of perennials for the garden and have long term enjoyment. He's just confirmed that I don't want flowers in hospital while I'm getting my new knee next week. Fruit - not grapes - will go down much better and maybe some good chocolate, and maybe even a plant when I'm mobile enough to plant it.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
I was interested in Martina Navratilova's comment that the men seemed to get away with far more bad behaviour than the women @steveTu. (To be honest l don't watch much women's tennis as the grunting and squawking drives me mad, but l assume she knows what she's talking about 😁) To be fair, Tsitsipas wasn't exactly squeaky clean, but Kyrigos goes to another level.
But wasn't Kyrgios' game plan seemingly about winding his opponent up? He does it time and time again. OK, Tsitsipas shouldn't have taken the bait - really stupid of him - but Krygios knew exactly what he was doing.
I just hate thuggery. It frustrates the hell out of me when I see footballers running around with 'Respect' on their sleeves, hurling vile abuse at the officials. To me, in any sport (or walk of life in general for that matter), you shouldn't be allowed to abuse people there to enforce the rules and who are just doing their jobs.
As for the squawking - that now seems to be another tool used to put the opponent off doesn't it? Both the men and the women have been infected. But it seems that it's coached into them.
I have no opinion on the matter but I am pleased to see that the Sunday morning spat has been reinstated. The conspiracy theories add a frisson to the discussion.
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My husband actually offered to buy me some flowers last Thursday - in the service station on the M25.
I declined the offer, although they were actually rather nice Waitrose ones, on the grounds that they would probably wilt before we got home. I could kick myself now as he probably won't do it again!
(To be honest l don't watch much women's tennis as the grunting and squawking drives me mad, but l assume she knows what she's talking about 😁)
To be fair, Tsitsipas wasn't exactly squeaky clean, but Kyrigos goes to another level.
https://greekherald.com.au/lifestyle/nick-kyrgios-confirms-he-will-feature-upcoming-netflix-documentary-series/
I think that explains all we need to know about his behaviour yesterday and why the officials didn't rise to his baiting.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.