Uncle D

WIP

cutting up squres to make a quilt for me Molly's room, I bloody hate the cutting up part of quilt making, if I were rich I'd employ a cutter-upper, I bet all the big-guns of the quilting world have a cutter-upper person.

I'm escaping this weekend. I'm off to visit my lovely sister and brother-in law, and my favourite little nephew Harvey. I'm going to visit them because their much loved waggy dog Charlie left this world last week and I need to give my sister some hugs. Charlie was the loveliest, most placid dog (who never complained about little people poking him in the eye, or trying to pull his tail/ears off, or using him as a trampoline) I have ever met,and he will be missed by our family as much as a human being would be missed.

I'll be taking a fine bottle of wine and we will sit,and have a good old laugh about the time Charlie stole Molly's maltesers with a quick flick of the tongue, or the day he had the horrendous sh*ts on the train when Kay brought him down to visit us (very funny story to me, not so funny for her).

While I'm on the subject of my sister, I have to give a mention to her husband,my brother in law, ' Uncle D ' because he has the driest sense of humour that I've come across in many a year (bearing in mind that we Brits love to be insulted and humiliated a dry sense of humour)

Uncle D, is from 'up north' as we say in this country, which basically means you don't mince your words - you say exactly want you think with a large dash of humour thrown in. Northerners are the British equivalent of New Yorkers, which is one of the reasons I loved New York so much, you might get told off or hollered at by someone, but that someone has a twinkle in their eye.

This is a typical conversation I have with my brother in law when I telephone..

Ring.. ring...ring..ring..

Uncle D..."Hello ?"

Me..." Hellooo, it's me, your favourite sister in law !".

Uncle D..........................................(long pause)

Uncle D... "Oh, hello Auntie Carole".

Me..."Yeah right , very funny, it's me - Lynn".

Uncle D..."So you are coming to see us this weekend ?"

Me... "Yes !  Whoopee ! - I'll be arriving on friday evening !"

What comes next is a very heavy, very audible ,deeply sad sigh..... and then silence.

And then eventually..

" I'll pass you on to your sister"

He loves me really.

I think.

I hope you have a lovely weekend , and speaking of funny men I'll leave you with this.

Comments

[susansobon]

oh how precious! i actually lol'd about the dog on the train! your poor family. we were very distraught over the loss of a bird so i quite sympathize with your sisters family. your bil sounds a hoot!

[Ilse]

Hi Lynn,

I just loooove the british sence of humour = your sence of humour!
To be true its hard to find her in Belgium.
So I'm more than gratefull to read your blog every week.

I hope you had a nice visit with your favourite brother in law. And enjoyed the old laughs about charlie.

[Haylee's Gifts]

Oh I want to learn how to make quilts!!!

[Lotta]

Love the cutting. Hate the sewing. When do we meet?

[petitemite]

such a lovely blog !

[Kitty]

I love your blog mollychicken!

[Sarah]

I'm my mother's designated cutter-upperer. as she patchworks by hand, I get to do the papers too. I quite like it actually, and the tacking, perhaps I have stumbled upon a new career...

Sarah, another mental northerner, actually I think I get brownie points for being a scouser too....!

Great colours on the quilt by the way!

[Laura]

If I were rich I would have a headpin bender! Good luck with your chopping, the end product will be well worth it. Hope you had a lovely weekend.

[flossyblossy]

I LOVE the cutting up bit bestest. How 'bout I do all the cutting and you do all my sewing!!

P.S. I'm from 'up north'!! haha...

[dawn]

If you find a "cutter-upper" let me know...I am actually working on a quilt that has some embroidery, so I alternate embroider...cut...embroider...cut. Hopefully this will break it up for me. Have fun with your sis!