Pannal bits

Before the decorator came to do the whole  house I went down to Morrisons to get some shopping.Did my shopping reached the check out, reached into my pocket no keys (Morrisons card on my key ring) Told checkout girl I think I have let my car keys in the lock. Rushed out leaving shopping in trolley. Was I distracted or just plain daft - no answers on that please. I locked myself out of my car. I could see the keys on the back seat. Getting bags out to shop I had obviously put them down.
Honestly I  never do that. Oh I don't. I asked a gentleman for help and he said this is your car isn't it as I don't want to try to get in if it is not. Anyway could not get in so I said I shall have to get a taxi home pick up spare keys and come back. Then another gentleman came over and said I will run you home. Said I had not picked up my shopping. He said ok I will wait. When I got back. My shopping had kindly been done by one of the staff. I thanked her. Lady on till asked me if I had my keys. I told her about gentleman's kind offer. We agreed there were kind people in the world and it is the horrible ones who make the headlines.I did tell Robin (that's his name) that I lived in Pannal and then found out he lives in Minskip. So he was indeed a very kind man. I will repay him with lunch next week.

Had an email from Chris Walker who used to live in Walton Park and attended Pannal School in 1988. Now lives in Manchester. Arranged for him to telephone me as he wanted information on Platform One. Had a very pleasant conversation as he is writing about the closure of pubs and where do people meet if pubs are closing down. I have lived here so long and always been interested in Pannal there is not much I do not know about its history and I am always happy to help people trace where their relatives lived, where they are they buried in St Roberts churchyard, etc. Had an American couple who were convinced that they were related to the Bentley family who used to reside in Pannal Hall. Their story did  not ring quite true so when I enquired more it was the other Bentley family from Pannal's far of days they were related to. I can tell you they were not at all happy about that and flounced out of our garden without a backward glance at us and I had given them tea and cake too.
All for now as I have the decorator here decorating all the rooms. So at the moment I am living in the midst of a very large jumble sale.

A belated Happy New Year to you all .Unfortunately my New Year has not started well as I had a lousy cold and then dropped my very heavy golf battery on my big toe and broke it. Ok now I can get a shoe on and drive but not golfing as I cant get my golf shoe on. Besides I am doing very well moving "stuff" from one room to another. Marble and Tigs are not amused and I have not told them yet that where they sleep - utility room - is next on the agenda.