Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Mooonshader.




Eight in the morning and all the windows in the rickety old farmhouse are wide open and the village green is resounding to the sound of Cat Stevens 'Eym bin follod byer mooonshader, mooonshader, mooonshader'. Yes, the saintly Madame Bay is back. From the paso doble dance routine being enacted with the hoover in the upstairs hallway its clear that she is entirely reinvigorated after her trip to Croatia and the joys of the village kiln opening. Wilf and I found the two wings and the fly half sitting at the breakfast table looking sleep deprived. The combined sounds of hoover, uninhibited cleaning lady and slaughtered 60's classic proved impossible to slumber through.

Madame Bay gets on well with the gannets - they are in that elect band of sophisticates who have actually eaten one of her culinary marvels and asked for more. Ergo, they can do no wrong. While other people have stomachs they seem to have been born with galvanised steel receptacles. Gastric onslaughts such as Madame Bay's garlic, ground beef and anchovy pizza are not only taken in their stride but relished. Another sign of middle age. All I have to do is think of one of those cholesterol filled tortures and I get indigestion.

Aude the five foot nothing, chain smoking decaratrice with the bib-overalls and the bi-polar conversational disorder was not going to take any nonsense.'You're making quite a mess there' said Madame Bay. " What's it to you ?" came the prompt reply. Time I think for a trip in the car with Wilf.

12 comments:

  1. Another Madame Bay vs. the workman. Hasty retreat sounds the best strategy.

    XXXOOO Daisy, Kendra & Bella

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  2. Hey, that pizza sounds just great! I mean I don't even play rugby but I'm sure I'd hoover it up in no time....
    Toodle pip!
    Bertie,

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  3. Madame Bay is back and all is right with the world - doesn't get any better!

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  4. A wise retreat, I say, although a video of Madame Bay and one of the other workpeople clashing would surely go viral on the web!

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  5. Wise move on the retreat. Wilf looks sublimely Wilf!

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  6. What would you do without Wilf to escape with you from all of the chaos? Madame Bay is too funny by herself... but add in the bi-polar decorator... oh my, you could write a comedy play based on it.

    Thank goodness for Wilf, needing his car rides and walks!

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  7. angus
    write more about the local characters..a great read

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  8. Was the conversation followed by the vacumn cleaner being thrown at someone's head? :)

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  9. What would yo do without having Wilf as an excuse to get away for a walk or a ride? lol

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  10. you and wilf made a wise choice. sounds like a madame bay vs. aude standoff is in the works!!

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  11. Hi Angus! I'm catching up on your blog after being gone for a few days and am glad all went well with the village kiln opening, it sounds like a lovely evening!
    I guess Aude is the only one not happy with the return of Madame Bay? :-)

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  12. Hey Wilf and Mongoose! Don't miss my post today (Wednesday) - it's all about you!

    Your pal,

    Petey

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