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[poliphilo]

Mary dropped by yesterday afternoon, full of chat. I made a pot of tea and retired to another room. It's not that I dislike Mary, because I don't, but I needed a quarter of an hour to adjust to the increase in the noise level. Otherwise I'd have had a panic attack and- quite possibly- said something unforgivably rude.

She wanted to talk about Miss Mills.

"You know Miss Mills. You must do."

"No," said my mother.

Mary told her anyway.

Comments

[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

Ah, it's not really about anything important, is it, it's about spreading the "news". Should have offered her a bowl of cream.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

So important I completely forget what the story was...

[wyrmwwd.livejournal.com]

I dislike it TREMENDOUSLY when people just 'drop by'. You find cell phones incredibly intrusive, I find the Dropping By-ers thus so.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

The neighbours here are in the habit of dropping by without warning. It's the culture, I suppose.

[wyrmwwd.livejournal.com]

They have been doing it that way for thousands of years. Still, it drives me nuts. If I want to "drop in", I do it on the internet.

[charliemc.livejournal.com]

Friends dropping by. Thankfully that just doesn't happen here all that much! I never deal that well with it...

It's not that I'm antisocial (far from it), but my home is my castle and all that...

Love this:

She wanted to talk about Miss Mills.

"You know Miss Mills. You must do."

"No," said my mother.

Mary told her anyway.

Hahahahahaha.

(hugs)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Thanks.

I guess it's the culture out here in the country.

Back home- in Oldham- the neighbours only drop by when they've got business to transact- which is fine.

[veronica-milvus.livejournal.com]

It reminds one of "The Archers".

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I detest The Archers.