“It’s still not snowing,” I said, standing at my window looking out at a wet, windy Welsh valley, my hands stuck deep in my pockets for comfort and stability.
“Told you.”
“Told me what?”
“I told you it wouldn’t.”
“Well, yes, but that doesn’t make you right.”
“Why, what does it make me?”
“Irritating.”
“In what way irritating?”
“Oh, I give up. Is it espresso time yet?”
Soon enough, after the usual alchemy with the grinder and the pusher-downer and the squish-whish of the coffee machine the deep rich smell of really good coffee filled the kitchen and wafted into my study where I was still gazing out of the window.
I walked into the kitchen and sat down at the table, all the better to savour the aroma and to address my cup of coffee properly when it arrived in front of me.
“Ah!” I said. “I must be awake because I’m smelling the cawfee.”
And then the man from City Link came along with our new telly. Didn’t stop me from addressing my coffee with full appreciation and then supping it with my usual “Cracking coffee, Gromitt!”
Which fell on flat ears because he was already unpacking the box and pulling the shiny black thing out, muttering about SCART leads and HDMIs and such.
Pretty soon the old telly was consigned to a corner of the second bedroom where it will sit pending a trip to the recycling bay at the town dump and the new one was sitting all resplendent on the Tapley unit, where it will live in solitary splendour until it’s fixed to the wall on a new bracket thingummy, with more Tapley and shelves above it.
I received a long lecture on all the wonderful capabilities of the new device, smiling bravely until my brains started to melt and my eyes glazed over.
“So, what do you think?” he asked.
“It’s a lovely picture.”
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It's a lovely picture
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It is a lovely picture.
Flat screen whatevers have always struck me as wonderful devices compared to the huge CRT units.
I do like that the television will continue to live in that corner instead of over the fireplace, dominating the room.
I got a new one too this month. It wa a present that Tim and I had decided to buy ourselves this Christmas and I decided to get it anyway. Too bad he’s not here to enjoy it.
Looks just like the one I bought John. Mine is a 42 inch Vizio. Enjoy.
It does look lovely.Just finishes the room it does.I will miss my flat screen T.V.He gets it in the divorce settlement.(I hope it blows up)!!!! tee hee,snigger.
P.S. Mine sits in an alcove right beside the fireplace too
omigosh, soooooo homey
If the old one still works is there a charity that might like it?
Oh goody – photos! I love it, John. You know – I was thinking how wonderful your new living room looks and I wish I could get mine to look homey, yet with minimal furnishings. Never seems to work out that way though – I have way too much stuff!
*Maureen – your comment was absolutely hilarious!
Looks very classy, John. Now, perhaps a shot with the “fire” flickering cozily?
Wonderful! I’m so excited for you! It sits in solitary splendor and won’t give you a crick in the neck, also.
Yes, it is. We are still struggling with a reduced size image in the middle of ours. Now….where is the fire?