Back to the stew!

Dear readers of the teapotmeister blog, we crave your forgiveness and neigh, understanding, for the  delay in writing once again. There were two unbearable weeks at work around the Easter time, causing serious fatigue, and strain to tpm. However, overdosing on the  golden brown elixir once again saw tpm survive and go on to better things.

Those 'better things' I refer to are two solid weeks of rest, recuperation and wanton indulgence in Vilamoura, Portugal! 
Yes indeed, here we are, deeply brewed and esconsed n the apartment in The Old Village.

The weather is simply divine, the temperature showing a fabulous 80 degrees F! This place brings such a feeling of calm over tpm and mrs.tpm that it is the one place where one should celebrate a milestone of epic proportions.

Strained as a Teabag

Its the weekend at tpm's house, cups of the golden brown elixir have been poured and consumed by the potful. The therapeutic effects of numerous cuppa's were well and truly needed after tpm's first week back after 10 weeks of stewing!

After 1200 miles of road,almost 550 parcels of tablets et all, duly delivered and processed, it was time for tpm to collapse like a well squeezed and strained teabag, and to recuperate before it all begins again on Monday.

As this coming week is Easter week, there will be respite from the 6 day week in the shape of Easter Friday and bank Holiday Monday, followed by the tpms packing up and flying off to their forever wishful home in Vilamoura the following weekend.

No decision yet of a definitive nature regarding BREXIT so no firm decisions can be made by the tpm in relation to future dwelling abroad. This is possibly the biggest farcical time tpm can ever remember when so many MP's have decided that they want to play brainless morons with the electorates future. I see only bad things happening to many of them, being emptied out like drained or soggy teabags!!

On a happier final note, we offer our love and birthday wishes to grand daughter numero3, Nancy, on reaching her 2nd birthday on Wednesday.

Ho humm....so glad I'm a teapot!....xx

It came to pass that the tpm, having drawn himself from the previously warmed 'pot'at 04.15 am, returned to his colleagues in the tablet tramping depot in readiness for the mission....."the tablets must get through"!

As tpm left the teabag home, he left mrs tpm sound asleep, probably with the tv remote clasped to her mitt.

After so many weeks away, tpm found it hard to deal with the stirrings swirling around him. However, tpm is no wimp! He squeezed the bag as tightly as he could and was able to deliver the golden brown elixir along with the much needed tablets. Be in no doubt, such strainings, after so long of just 'standing' in the pot, have left tpm in even greater need of the golden brown elixir to assist in the recovery and ensure he is back on the boil again tomorrow.

For those of you who are interested, mrs tpm did not shed a tear at being left alone, but relished in her project work...a true china cup so she is!!! As we lift the elixir to our lips, I can hear you all saying, " Three cheers for mrs tpm" and I heartily endorse those cheers.!

Ho humm....so glad I'm a teapot!....xx

Renewing the prescription!

Well its here! Return to work eve; and tpm is less than thrilled at the prospect of the return. Nor is he impressed at the  return of squeezing the tea bag out of bed at 4.30am daily, 6 days a week. The one redeeming feature to pour from the pot is that quite simply, there are only 24 weeks left until tpm can pull in the  drawstring permanently.

The beloved mrs tpm will return to her normality and daily solitude to allow her free to carry on with her 'projects'. Tpm believes the experience of the last 9 weeks to have been very helpful for our future happiness. The reader will note that tpm stirred very far away from the 'going forward' phrase so nauseously used by modern people!     

 Ho humm....so glad I'm a teapot!....xx
                                                                                 

Tpm has spent the last two months 'recuperating' from a back issue, no dear reader, not a previous blog entry,but simply put, an 'injury' to tpm's back which prevented him doing his daily grind of tramping tablets. However, after various consultations,soul searching deliberations, several cups of the golden brown elixir cure all, Monday 8th April is designated as the day when tpm will once again be seen in the big white van en route to Oswestry, and beyond.

It has proven an invaluable and interesting period for the tpm and his dear lady as it has thrown them together 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for more than just the usual 5 weeks spread out over a year. In view of tpm's impending retirement, the last two months may well have 'strained' life but in fact has produced a good strong blend for the coming years.

In amongst all this, as tpm rapidly reaches entry to the group known as. 'those of a certain age', he has taken the opportunities offered to have most of the 'makings' examined and all has been found so far to meet the required 'taste'.

Ho humm....so glad I'm a teapot!....xx

Its been such a long time since any post of note has appeared, I need to recap some, if not all, of the important happenings in the life of tpm and the much loved Mrs. tpm. We have continued to travel to Europe, enjoying the sunshine of Caleta de Fuste in the winter months and Vilamoura, Portugal in the spring/summer. Mrs. tpm has been across the 'pond' as usual each summer whilst tpm has continued 'tablet tramping' around the North West of UK to include parts of Wales.

I am delighted to reveal however, that I have just 6 months or in essence 176 days, remaining on my working life as I will very soon become 'a man of a certain age' at which point 'early rising of the get out of bed variety' will most definitely cease and desist! It would have been a matter of days had the clowns that run this country  not extended my working life by statute.

Tpm's intentions after the 176 days, are many and varied and include an extended stay in the sunshine and warmth of Vilamoura and an escape to similar bolt holes over the coming months and years.


Ho humm....so glad I'm a teapot!....xx

Where to begin....

So we need to fill in some of the events of passed years where tpm has been a touch more than strained in his pursuit of blog news. We have had two beautiful additions to the tpm 'tea caddy' family in the shape of my daughter Rebecca and her partner John presenting Nancy, aged 2 yrs next week, and Harriet, 6 months. These gorgeous ladies are more than a welcome addition to our caddy of joy!Their arrival means that we now have 4 stunning granddaughters who bring unlimited pleasure to all in the family.


Ho humm....so glad I'm a teapot!....xx