Downsizing brings with it new challenges. Wallpapers that work in a large old house in France might be too much in a small house a fifth the size. The wallpaper man comes up with three possibilities.
Our favourite is designed for walls 11 feet high. There is a distinct 'top' and 'bottom' end to each roll. Cutting the pattern to go up the angle of the stairs might tax the skill set of the local decorator. This reduces the possibilities down to one.
The gardens in the West End bursting into bloom. We might have missed the cherry blossom in Tokyo but we've found it here.
Angus views a Calder mobile for his desk.
There is no stewardess on the flight home. Instead, the safety demonstrations and cabin checks are done by an exceedingly tall trainee pilot. He has been seconded to one of those ' You need to do every job in the airline ' roles. Having done a week on the ticket desk and a week with ground handling he is now on passenger and safety 'interface'. The young man takes his job very seriously. Woe betide any passenger that doesn't have their seat belt securely fastened. The plane seats 45 and today there are 19 passengers. The trainee pilot sees a very pretty girl boarding and suggests she move up to the front row. ' It's like an upgrade to first ' he informs her with as much gravity as a trainee pilot wearing a red tartan waistcoat can muster. The rest of the passengers are served drinks and Tunnocks caramel wafers with Presbyterian sternness. By contrast the young lady gets personal attention. This involves small talk, a smile and a bag of Cheesy Whotsits. ' The Font' observes that Latin males having nothing on the courting style of the young Scot. What girl could resist the charms of a front row seat, Orcadian small talk and a bag of Cheesy Whotsits ?
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Delightful. The young pilot clearly knows how to make even the more mundane aspects of his training more enjoyable. A friend of mine flew down to Gatwick to visit one of her triplet sisters in Brighton early this week and had her bag searched. In it, a 'care package' for Scots down south, comprising a packet of rowies, plus shortbread, Tunnocks caramel wafers, and tablet. Hard to imagine why anyone might think we have an unhealthy diet here in Scotland....
Cheers! Gail.
I hope the pretty young lady was suitably impressed.
Gail, I agree that rowies are essential in any care package. Given Angus's marketing pitch for them, I'm now longing to fly with Loganair, even tho at my age the trainee pilot is unlikely to dispense special treatment. I see they fly to Stavanger from Aberdeen. Tempting...
I had to pay extra to sit in the front on this evenings flight. I haven't done wallpaper in 25 years.
Lovely third photo!
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Angus, stewardess? I believe you are turning into your father!
I love the wallpaper choices!
JoAnn in Maryland
Whenever my father-in-law went to his office in Scotland, a very regular occurence, he came home with Scotch pies, sliced sausage, potato pancakes and all manner of other Scottish "goodies". It's a wonder they let him on the plane, but in those far-off days (the 1970's) hand luggage was never weighed and the size didn't matter too much either!
The desk mobile looks slightly dangerous to me - does it rotate?
I've now added "rowie" to my vocabulary.
If anyone is interest in watching the Eclipse on Monday the 8th this will be streaming from near where I live. Hoping for clear weather. So far forecasted sunny with clouds and 10C.
https://www.countylive.ca/solar-eclipse-to-be-live-streamed/
I have been looking for wallpaper online. There are som beauties. I like the off-white bird pattern above. Angus's desk must be quite large to accommodate that beautiful mobile. Now I want one.
Anyone in the family who leaves Aberdeen is under orders to bring Rowies with them. They go to Canada and Australia carefully frozen and stashed in hand luggage.
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