The windows are open and it is so noisy here. The seagulls are making a racket, the neighbour’s dogs are barking, traffic, chatting mums and kids on their scooters. I was quite surprised to see grown women scooting along on their shiny little machines alongside their children on the school run. More eco-friendly than 4x4s I suppose.
In the evening we hear the merry chimes of the ice cream van – Just One Cornetto! Brings back memories of council house estate life when I was a youngster. Not many people had freezers in those days so the ice cream vans were a regular sight – The Ding-a-Ling Man, Tonibell and Mister Softee. They used to stop right outside our house; it was a mad scramble to get some money out of the piggy bank and then join the queue of children – a real social gathering. If you were too slow you had to chase the van down the street to the next stop.
At the moment I am suffering from a pollen allergy and have a sore throat and streaming nose. Ice cream and cold lager is helping. Fortunately we have ice cream in the freezer so Paul doesn’t have to go racing down the street.
We went to a production of The Gondoliers when we are at university. They managed to get sponsorship from Wall's. At one point some members of the cast came on eating Cornettos.
ReplyDeleteI understand how awful allergies are, enough lager and you might not care!
Helen
We served Cornettos as dessert at a Venetian masquerade ball, they went down a treat.
DeleteAh, those were the days Sue.
ReplyDeleteFelt quite nostalgic hesring those chimes the other evening.
DeleteDid you used to ask for 'monkey's blood'on your ice cream cornet? That was the red sauce we asked for back in the 50's.
ReplyDeleteYes, I remember that! All the ice cream shops were run by Italians and it was always excellent ice cream.
DeleteThat sounds fun although I don't remember monkey's blood.
DeleteHere in the US, the closest thing is what we call a drumstick. :) Looks yummy, but sorry you are suffering with allergies right now!
ReplyDeleteIf you asked for a drumstick here in England you would get a chicken leg!
DeleteI permanently have a tub of Lemon Sorbet in the freezer; there are times when nothing else will do.
ReplyDeleteOoh, lemon sorbet sounds good right now.
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