Isn't there a poem along the lines of "When I am old I shall wear purple"?

What will we think of anyone collecting their pension?!

Tommo

This is the one, Tommo. Hmm, hope I`ve cut and posted properly. Gulp.


Warning
by Jenny Joseph



When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat that doesn't go and doesn't suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals and say we've no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick flowers in other people's gardens
And learn to spit

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only eat bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers

But maybe I ought to practise a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old and start to wear purple.


HOORAY, it worked!   Ah,so that`s what I`m doing? Just getting in a little purple practice ...

Snap Mort!  But I didn't paste the whole thing.  I too have a lot of purple in my wardrobe.  I consider it a Regal colour 

Mort's your Mum?!?!?!?!?!?!? 

tinners, you go to bed this instant! And don`t forget to brush your teeth. And make sure your put those nice clean pyjamas on. What`s your satchel doing halfway up the stairs? And as for this half empty bottle of vodka .....

Mort, you should see my room!

(Actually, it's been getting gradually tidier for the last 3 or 4 weeks. I might even post some photos soon.)

I'll take that quote and run with it, Ron...

My flat's tidier than it was.  But that's only because I never have visitors, and tomorrow the fridge-freezer repairman is coming, and I am houseproud.  Honestly.  I'm just also a slob, who tends only to spend time at home when I am too tired to be out, and therefore too tired to bother with the housework.

I do have an odd habit of becoming motivated to do housework as soon as I have told myself that it is time for bed   It all starts at a reasonable hour - 11pm, say - and I'll think "Gosh, I'm sleepy.  Must go to bed.  But first I really ought to load the dishwasher... and the washing machine... and oh my goodness, the kitchen floor needs a good clean... and it's bin day tomorrow so I should empty the bins into a sack... etc..." and by the time all that's been done, it's 2am 

I've also heard that "A tidy house is the sign of a broken computer"

Castle Milly is always clean and tidy but I'm not obsessive - I just clean and tidy as I go along, so there's never a big build-up of anything.  It only takes a few minutes if you keep on top of things. The bathroom/kitchen areas I freshen up every day and the beds - then a quick hoover and polish round - takes an hour at the most.  The laundry is the thing that needs keeping on top of here and I do tend to let the ironing build up I'm afraid but then clear it one afternoon or evening - usually Sunday.  I don't reckon an hour a day of housekeeping is a problem at all.