Saturday, November 5, 2011

Doorbell journal

Doorbell Journal, Monday to Friday


Hallowe’en

11.34 Danielle, without keys
14.37 Kate, Paul and Karen: one witch, one cowgirl, one man with a beard
18.14 Alice, Marianne, Oscar, Maisie and Ben: witches and skeletons, politely taking one pack of sweets each.
18.29 Two boys: one pirate, one ghost, grabby hands.
18.38 Three children aged about ten: one witch, 2 indeterminate but with white painted faces.  The sweet tin looks bereft.
18.45 Eva and her friend, and Caroline: witches and a ballerina. A polite conversation about Michael running the Dublin City Marathon. 4 hours plus a bit.
19.02 A man touting for a paving company, out weirdly late. Not offered sweets. Paving declined.
19.18 More boys, under ten. Pirates and whatnot.  Remaining sweets plundered.
20.04 Two last boys.  No more fun-size Crunchies.

1st November

11.37 The postman, with some books.
13.04 Another postman, with a plastic wrapped parcel containing running shoes.

2nd November

10.18   Kate and Karen, to play.
14.23 Danielle, no keys.
20.14 Dog’s Trust collector in hi-vis vest.  He’s soaking wet.

3rd November

14.39 My mother, with coconut cake

4th November

11.46 Postman, with a box of children’s toys.  No ungainly pregnant dashes to the shops in the offing. 
13.14 Danielle and Catherine, cold from the bike.
18.16 Me.

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