I’d owned cats but never ‘got’ cats. For years and years I was an out and out dog man. Then Seb arrived. He was an absolute dude who we all adored for 8 fantastic weeks; Humbug even liked him. Last night, out of nowhere, he passed away. Give your pets big hugs people. ❤️
Listening to
@BBCRadio4
and the tale of Digby the guide-horse who likes to go in to a Blackburn cafe for tea and a slice of toast. I repeat, a slice of toast.
One thing the last few weeks has reminded me is that it’s probably time we were all a bit less demanding of ourselves, especially at home. If your family wants to eat cinnamon swirls and watch Frozen 2 in pyjamas at 2pm you bloody well go and do it. We just did and it felt lush.
Today I took my broken toilet seat to Cirencester to ensure I bought the correct replacement. Sadly, the shop didn’t have anything the same shape or size so I brought my broken toilet seat home again. The kids loved our day out.
And as emails filtered through that tomorrow’s kids football, netball and rugby matches were cancelled, parents across the land grabbed wine bottles and started dreaming of lie ins and long boozy roasts.
Not saying my career has peaked but somebody at the Three Trees farm shop at Chiseldon just recognised me from the way I asked where the toilets were. Back of the net.
Well that didn’t take long. Sal has succumbed to a fever already which means it’s lockdown at Chez Prater. Just a sore throat and aches for me so hoping to maybe do the show from home when that subsides. Take care folks. Right, Homeschool starts in an hour kids...
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I was born in a council flat: my kids clearly weren’t. This morning I found them playing ‘spot the John Lewis plate.’ After that the 9 year old asked if his egg was a Burford Brown. I’m sickened.
My wife is a kind, clever, fun, caring and thoughtful person. Unless you open a new box of Dove soap when there’s still a sliver of the old one left in the dish. Then she goes absolutely apes**t.
Packed lunches. I sometimes feel bad putting in yet another ham sarnie and orange juice carton. Then I remember I was brought up on Billy Bear luncheon meat and blue Kia Ora and my guilt lifts like a fluffy cloud.
Can’t wait for you to hear my chat with Normandy veteran Mac on
@BBCWiltshire
from 0600. He turned 96 today. He celebrated his 21st with a pint and two rock buns and then went and got on the boat. 👌🏻
Morning all!
@BBCWiltshire
Breakfast live from my kitchen once again. One or two of you told me it was a bit echoey so I’ve pimped up my ‘studio.’
#coronacosy
“Daddy, does anything stay the same for ever?”
“Not really cupcake. Everything changes at some point. Apart from Tess Daly, she will always be truly awful.”
Shopping with my youngest in Aldi. Perusing the wine when Arch pulls out his Harry Potter wallet, lifts a tenner and says “Here you go Dad, Happy Birthday for Tuesday.” I think I’m proud but I might be appalled. 🍷
@char1iewatts
Lots to go at here. Is he taking credit for knowing Covid was coming? "We were proved right." Next, it was 2020 not 2017; So it would have had 3 years of business under its belt. And if you're going to try to make a point badly then maybe drop the agressive tone?
Brought a Viennetta home for the kids who’d never had one before. 16 year old came home first and ate the whole thing thinking it was a max size individual choc ice. Siblings didn’t get a sniff. 🍦
Random little tale. Just finished a long run and was warming down, contemplating how lucky I am that the surgeon at the GWH did a decent job on my broken ankle a couple of years ago. Then blow me down, at that exact moment, he walks up the street DRESSED AS SANTA 🎅
Eldest has just taken his last A-Level. 28 years on I remember how good that felt. Reckon I was on about my sixth pint of Caffrey’s by now. Brannigans Beef and Mustard crisps. Baby D banging out of the speakers. Davidoff Cool Water versus fag smoke up your nostrils. Glorious.
Fair play to Jonathan Pearce who has delivered the entire post-war histories of Bristol City and West Ham within 64 minutes of this compelling clash.
#FACup
New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, visiting a man who was severely injured in the New Zealand Mosque shooting.
She enters using the Muslim greeting As-salāmu ʿalaykum "Peace be upon you" with a Hijab on her head. 😭
THIS IS WHAT A LEADER LOOKS LIKE.
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Happy
#WorldBookDay
everyone! Thought you might like to see what my Mum rustled up at the last minute back in 1987. Feel free to show off your creations….
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1/2 OMG. A RAJAR person just knocked my door. An actual person asking me to fill out a real radio listening diary. In that brief moment I could have said yes, got my magic marker out and single handedly guaranteed posh cakes for the
@BBCWiltshire
newsroom come August.
1/2 Sal lost her Mum a couple of weeks ago. It’s been tough, many of you will have been there. What we’d never experienced is how utterly lovely it is when friends bring food to your door. Shepherd’s Pie, Cakes, Lasagne, all sorts of yummy gifts...
My poor kitten Pablo Whiskobar is having his 🥜 off tomorrow. Let’s hope he gets some respect and dignity. When I had my vasectomy the two trainee nurses knew my Nan and the doctor listened to me on Radio Bristol.
Still genuinely struggle with the fact that my wife and three kids hate the Muppet Christmas Carol. I’ve resorted to telling them I’ll turn the WiFi off if they don’t watch it with me.
There isn’t a weather warning alert system on earth to rival the one my wife sends me within 9 seconds of moderate to heavy rainfall. The message is direct and clear.
GET THE OUTDOOR CUSHIONS IN
🚨 🚨 🚨
2/2 When things are a bit shitty and out of sync, there’s something incredibly human and life-affirming about eating food that somebody else has made you without being asked. So thank you to those kind souls and we promise to do the same for others when the time comes. 💕
Just driven my Mum back to Bristol and there was no need for the radio. Not when you can listen to her chat about The COViD, Sainsbury’s Red Label tea bags, the Cuban Missile Crisis and retraining your bladder.
In 1977 I was born in a flat on a council estate. 41 years later my daughter has just asked if she can take the Brabantia bin bags to school camp. That is social mobility right there.
Devastated to learn I’ve not been asked to open the new Malmesbury Aldi. Seems I’m good enough to cut the ribbon at the town’s loos but not its much anticipated German discount supermarket. 🚽 🛒
Went to the supermarket to get Charlie bin bags for his Duke Of Edinburgh. Came home with a bottle of whisky, two bottles of Rioja, three beers and no bin bags. I am a bad bad parent.
A friend told me he’d lost 8kg just by eating slightly fewer biscuits. I let on I was happy for him but inside I was seething. How is it so easy for some people to shift the timber? Ten minutes later he corrected himself, 0.8kg not 8kg and it was the best part of my whole day.
Really quite moved by the
#clapforNHS
in my cul-de-sac. Amazing turnout on the doorsteps and more saucepans and bells than an episode of Ski Sunday 😍😍
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Today at Westonbirt a woman asked me where they could find the Gruffalo.
“Silly thing. Why didn’t you know, there’s no such thing as a Gruffalo” was obviously my reply.
My kids had sick in their mouths but I’ve explained I had absolutely no choice and would do it all again.
After spending half an hour looking for a code, it’s just dawning on me that I’ve booked a holiday cottage with NO WiFi. I’m off to tell the kids. 😂😂😂😂
Hope your day is going better than mine: Just ate a mouthful of cat treats thinking they were the remnants of dry roasted peanuts. Won’t be having seconds.
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I’m no Druid but today always feels like a reward for all those dark and dank mornings. We’ll have all the drama from Stonehenge and Avebury. This isn’t either of those places: It’s a layby in Brinkworth.
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Who’s underdressed, who’s overdressed? It matters not; together we got the big job done and didn’t crack under the pressure. 🚽 🚻
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@wiltscouncil
Say what you want about the UK but nobody does a 30 mile stretch of 50mph average speed zone when there’s not one bugger working on the motorway quite like we do. 🚗 🚧 📸
I wasn’t particularly in the mood for a double scotch and foot spa but Archie needs money to buy a Nintendo Switch, this was the service he was selling and nobody likes a tightwad. Oh well.
Hi Wiltshire peeps.
I need to share some very important news with you on this last day of January.
February’s a no Council Tax month!
You’re very welcome.
🥳 🎈 🎉
Generally not a fan of snooping apps but I’ll make an exception for the one that tells me that my kids have been buying school chicken wraps and cookies on a day I’ve made them packed lunches. Winner winner fraudulent dinner. 🧐
My mum has done me two massive favours over the years. Bringing me into the world was pretty decent but buying me this hat is also up there. Merry Christmas you filthy
@BBCWiltshire
animals!
I’m working with people so young they have never heard of 🌈. I realise the slow passing of time means things like this will happen but I’m still struggling to deal with it. RIP Geoffrey.
Evening all. I’d just to like to clear up some rumours that are circulating suggesting I’m off work for a whole month. I thought it was important for you to hear it from me that this tittle tattle is 💯 % TRUE. 💤 🍺 🏖
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Traded this old boy in today. Not let me down once in 8 years but his back wheels were starting to go and I could tell he was in pain when his windows jammed. Come the end, I held his wing mirror, remembered the good times then turned and walked away.
Just ran past a primary school playground and the sound of hundreds of smiles was simply beautiful. Mind blowing to think of the collective happiness the nation’s children are experiencing right now. 💕 🏫
‘And as she switched off the bedside lamp to bring an end to the 14th year of marriage to her husband, Sally Ann reminded Ben of his importance in her life by telling him to buy some kitchen foil in the morning.’ 💕
Finally home from the
@GWH_NHS
Kids A&E. In at 6 and out just before 1. Long waits for us and long waits for others but didn’t hear one complaint. Seems most people get how tough it must be to keep grafting and smiling in those conditions day after day after day. Hats off.