Keri’s Party Night

Friday 10th January

The one engagement that we were not able to keep at Christmas was an invitation from Keri, our very good friend and neighbour, to have drinks with her on Christmas morning. Unfortunately, Katie her daughter, caught Chicken Pox and I was not willing to risk the possibility of getting an infection so we agreed to postpone it until she was over the illness. Why is this illness named so? Is it linked to chickens? Last night we fulfilled that engagement and met up with Keri and some of her family including Arnold her cockapoo.

We often look after Arnold because Keri’s commitments means she would often have to leave him on his own in the house for too long a period. He recently had an operation on one of his back legs and we looked after him for several weeks while he recouperated. He is perfectly happy with us and regards staying with us as his holiday home. He is my mate

The drinks flowed and eventually we got involved in a number of quizzes which made me realise just how out of touch I am with the modern world. I rarely watch films or t.v. (except perhaps for the evening news) preferring to read, listen to music of yesteryear or draw, so any questions related to anything after the late 60’s is beyond me. It was fun nevertheless although I thought our quiz master was a bit harsh with his point giving. Having been asked “what is the only fish that can’t swim.” I thought my answer “ tinned salmon” was at least worth half a point. As they say “it’s the taking part not the winning that’s important”. We got home in the early hours of the morning and a good time was had by all….as far as I can remember.

During the evening everybody gave their opinion on what was their most favourite film and no two answers were the same so I’m going to list my 10 favourite films:

                 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (I’ll watch anything that Paul Newman is in and if I had to look like anybody else in the world it would be him. As it is I am happy with what I am. After all you can’t beat perfection) 

                The Girl can’t help it (not sure if that is the proper title but it contains the song of that title performed by Little Richard)

                On the Waterfront

                War of the Roses

                Dirty Harry

                Psycho

                Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

                The Omen

                E.T

                Catch 22

If there are any films amongst the above you haven’t seen, and you have time on your hands, check them out. You won’t be disappointed.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Housebound

  14th January It has been too cold for me to venture outdoors for the past few days so we have done a bit of housework to keep the home in good order and Pat had a short time available to start on her picture. I thought this was a good time to share one of my very simple recipes with you, ideal  for a light lunch or a starter for a main  meal . Prawn and Rice for two Ingredients: Half a cup of White Long Grain Rice. 22 medium sized ready cooked Prawns 12 Baby Tomatoes Marie Rose sauce Lettuce (optional) Cucumber (optional) Preparation: Three quarter fill a medium sized saucepan with water and bring to the boil. Add the Rice and leave to simmer for 15 minutes until the majority of  the water has evaporated While the Rice cooks place 11 Prawns on the centre of each plate. Coat the Prawns liberally with the Marie Rose sauce. When the Rice is ready tip it into a sieve to drain any surplus water and then spoon it in a circle around the Prawns Halve the tomatoes and place...
Read more

A Boys Day Out

  Wednesday 15th January Alan is the husband of Lynda Lynda is the cousin of Pat Terry (that’s me) is the husband of Pat Tenuous as it may seem that must mean that Alan and I are linked as family members. Is there a term for that relationship? Maybe ‘ husbands of cousins in law? Probably not but the term particular to us is definitely GREAT MATES. We have a day out together 3/4 times a year when we meet up either in Basildon or Upminster and have a couple of drinks, a meal and a long chat about anything and everything that is relevant at the time. It’s a nice relaxing day and I always look forward to it. Alan is my type of guy, he has strong and good principles and sticks to them and expects the people around him to adhere to his own high standards. Despite the fact that he is in his late 70’s he is still a good looking guy but there is one thing about him that aggravates me and that is, whether he is booted and suited or dressed casually, he always looks smart. We’ve had Punk, Got...
Read more

Hotel Alua - Holiday Verdict

  30th April It’s doesn’t matter how much money you pay there really is no such holiday which is all things to all people. We are all individuals and ‘one persons meat is another persons poison’. It’s not about right and wrong but about preferences. For instance, lively evening entertainment is what many like in a hotel so they can get up and dance and let their hair down but others may prefer to sit and talk and their ears are offended by too much noise. Bearing this in mind the following are my opinions as to the rating I would give to the holiday and hotel that I have just experienced based upon my own personal preferences. The Alua is a Hyatt hotel and is set in a purpose built small town. It is remote and there are only a couple of supermarkets and restaurants you can walk to. It is ideal for Walkers and Twitchers but the nearest town, Mahon, is only a bus ride, hotel shuttle or cab ride away. The hotel itself is spacious and the rooms well appointed although, like so many oth...
Read more