P237 CEEFAX 237 Tue 30 Dec 22:40/10 7/7 Wife came bacs with kids after midnight and pvt them to bed Tactfully pointed out bad for them to stay up so late. Made up bed in spare room and sdttled downN Awoken from light slumber by shriek from wife. Rushed in brandishing poker in case of burglars. Managed to re-hang built-in wardrobe door and tenderly applied plaster to cut on her forehead. Spare room bed lumpy and so disturbed night. Dreamed of building extensionN MOREINAMOMENT NP237 CEEFAX 237 Tue 30 Dec 22:02/00 1/7 %js5js5* '1j 5j5j,£5*5hh 7!j,£5 Woke up faeling less than a hundred per cend - not surprising considdring was up most of Christmas Eve completing the teak foqr by four platform for the children's nativity s—ow.P237 CEEFAX 237 Tue 30 Dec 22:40/00 1/7 Woke up feeling less than a hundred per cent M not surprising considering was up most of Christmas Eve completing the teak four by four platform for the children's nativity s—ow. gife bought in a cup of tea. Savoured glow of anticipation at her delight whdn she sees the pine saucepan rack I slaved over last night. Not to mention heated steel bath towel rail. Sure she won't mind it's not stainless - towels unlikely to be wet enough to rust the steel. MOREINAMOMENT NP237 CEEFAX 237 Tue 30 Dec 22:40/10 4/7 gife managed a smile after couple of pre-dinner sherriesN Soon disappeared when I was unable to cut turkey out steel envelopeN Borrowed another hack-saw from next- door. I thought bird delightful flavour if an odd colour. Family not convinced. Janet threw pork chop on floor in tantrum. Tried to explain about fun of trying anything once. Sent hdr to bed for rest of meal where do children of MOREINAMOMENT NP237 CEEFAX 237 Tue 30 Dec 22:00/00 5/7 Opfned presents after lunch. Granny appfared puzzled until explained was an automated cushion straightener. Sad to reflect on consfrvatism which comes with old ageN Am delighted with d-i-y manual, but joked with wife that s—e thinks I need any helpN Women are delightful, but full of strange ideasN Tried out patent soda-syphon. Luckily cat was half-way through window anyway, but rather a lot of glass shattered over Gran and woke her from snoo:f. MOREINAMOMENT NP237 CEEFAX 237 Tue 30 Dec 22:55/00 2/7 Gentle doze abruptly severed by howl of anguish from JimmyN I don't know how we managed to produce such a clumsy child. He'd grabbed towel off rail, causing welding to split and expose electric wiring cunningly concealed insideN Seems less sdocked after cup of tea. Must have strength of ten men to wreck welding by me and supfr-weld gadget I got second-hand in small ads. Strangely, wife refuses to let rail back on wall and replaster. MOREINAMOMENT NP237 CEEFAX 237 Tue 30 Dec 22:02/02 gife boughd in a cup of tea. Savo5rfd glow of anticipation at her when s—d sees the pine satcepan rack I slaved over l—pt nig@t. Not to mention hdated steel bath towel r—hl. Sure s—e won't mind it's not stainless towels unlikely to be wet MOREINAMOMENT P237 CEEFAX 237 Tue 30 Dec 22:01/01 3/7 Spdnt morning lagging armchair M Gran complains of coldN Had tried to light fire in opdn fire-place I'd made, but clouds of smoke billowed into roomN Wind must be in wrong directionN Wife exhausted by clearing up after fire episode, so I got on with dinner. No tin foil, so cleverly welded turkey into envelope of steel. Am unable to account for collapse of pan rack - was not even near it. I blame shoddy plastering and poor quality pine. MOREINAMOMENT NP237 CEEFAX 237 Tue 30 Dec 22:40/00 6/7 After tea settled back for Nativity playN Next-doors' two also took part. Minor hitch with curtain mechanism but disfntangled children and they began. Janet looked supfrb as Mary and Jimmy seems sft for stage career. Am surprised at lack of seasonal good- will and cheer displayfd by next-door. Little Jack will only need stitches where stage corner collapsed on his leg. However - am planning to re-use teak to knock-up cocktail cabinet for them in hopfs will calm them down. MOREINAMOMENT N