Pete's old place has been empty for a while now but a few of us 'regulars' slipped down the lane one night, prised away a few planks holding the door on, and are now squatting in the public bar.
The tea-lights add an interesting 'dimension' to the bar (plus magically erase wrinkles
).
It needs cleaning up a bit - so laydees come along, bring rags/buckets/mops - and whatever else you can lay your mitts on to swab the decks down. I've brought a box of Country Manor perry - so bring your own tin mugs and we'll get started. The planned Grand Opening Night is tomorrow…so someone will need to nip down to the shop and get in a few bottles. Glam are you okay with rustling up some sausages rolls? you could put a bit of that green stuff (parsley?) on them to make them look posh…..
I was going to bring some very nice Australian wine, but having started the thread about producing more of our own food, I suppose I must include 
in that as well as food, so here is some lovely wine from a vineyard not far from me - bottles full, not glasses! three choirs sorry, three cheers, didn't mean to advertise 
bo I'm often up at 3am but just to the call of nature don't you know,I wonder if that red light hanging outside has anything to do with your noctural visitors 
I heard quite a bit of snoring last night on my way home through the fields don't know if it was pete or the missing pig or it just could have been one of the firemen having a nap between shifts.
There are some goodies for collection for to-night I won't be around but don't want any unhappy clients so if anyone is passing New Brighton call in and pick up a tin of sausage rolls and some chicken curry & rice. (been mrs goodwife to-day)
Friday night - will there be a customer tonight
hilda thank you for the crisps and lemonade, they'll keep Pete going for a couple of days. What sort of work involves getting up at 3.00am? Mind you, I suppose that's generally about the time things start waking up here
glamma
I reported the Drunken Duck has had to close due to the success of Bo's, the pig is in pork scratching heaven. Unless he really is in the shed with Pete.
Hi Pete, your IOU's are worthless so I have left a tab behind the bar and I am sure we can have a monthly whip round to pay it off. 
G'evening Peepers.
nina. I thought you were the Ghost of Kathy from Withering Hides last night, what with the wind, sheep and pig making funny noises outside. Was that you screeching in a very high voice "Heathcliffe, it's me, Kathy, I've come home tonight"? No thank you, I don't need a window cleaner, the windows are still painted over from the war, I just couldn't be arsed bothered to scrape it off (there may be some grime, but it saves on having to fork out for curtains.
Laydees - Pete popped in today. He says he'll come again when he hasn't any money, needs a pint and the Honesty Box needs emptying (which could mean quite a while).
sparky your prawn cocktails sound delightful - are they served with salad cream or a cherry on a stick?
For your entertainment tonight we have the telly on top of the mantlepiece working. it's only small (4" screen) and b/w but there's still enough room to get the whole cast of Eastenders in it.
Hope someone comes in tonight - it gets a bit lonely here in the middle of nowhere, and the Dirty Ducks got a bigger telly
Just missed you Pete you will always find a pie & a pint waiting here for you, can't think why you wanted the hammock did you see the massive hole in the bottom of it Speak to you soon take care in the shed, you could be visited by all sorts of strange people,is that a pig I hear you have given a home to ? don't tell the manager from the Dirty Duck his has gone walkabout.
PETE pleeease come back. You can kip behind the bar - I'm sure your Laydees will see you're ok and take it in turns to swing your hammock for you
Just popped in to collect a few treasured items....my 'long service award' tankard from Lil my dart board and tiddly-winks.
I've fell on hard times and having to doss in a shed in the top field.......so I've also taken me double hammock and left an iou for the barrel of beer.
Bottoms up.
bo don't think about closing mi dear,maybe just a mid week lull we can have a party night at the week-end and invite some of the customers from the Dirty Duck they may enjoy the ambiance of a select establishment like yours.nina my window cleaner is looking for some new business his name is sinbad he can only cleans portholes.
I've done the catering for to-night so I hope people turn up if not bo you and me will be eating sausage rolls and quiche all week.
Right merlot as you asked so nicely. THE QUIZ (MrsP hurry up - the regulars are getting restless)
Fiver??? Where am I.....The village shop? 
I've only had one glass and watered down the rest. You could flog it to the vicar for Communion Wine.
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