But, as most of us who live here are unemployed there is not much cash about and this has led to the place getting a little run down to say the least.
It has not always been this way. Not long ago it was a thriving pit village (coal mine) with lots of work and spare cash sloshing around. The main street was full of shops, far more than you would normally expect in a village of its size. These shops are still there but most of them are shuttered up. This really makes the place look abandoned and threatening. All the shutters are the same grey colour and the buildings themselves are falling into disrepair very quickly.
However, there is good news. This week has seen two of the shops reopened. The not so good news is that one of them is a cheap tat for Christmas shop and the other is a tattoo parlour.
Yes...but so is childbirth (or so I'm told).
ReplyDeleteAnother thing Mrs MP would disapprove of me doing.
ReplyDeleteIf you could manage childbirth, I think your financial worries would be over...you might even be able to start your own religion.
ReplyDeleteLOL, Renz!
ReplyDeleteWould it have to be a virgin birth, Renz?
ReplyDeleteI understand it does indeed hurt, albeit I have no experience. In my youth, tattoos were not regarded well and I have never developed a desire for them.
ReplyDeleteFWIW
jimB
Yes, it is painful. Not that I know personally.
ReplyDeleteAllow me to introduce Jesus Mohammed Hagger...not quite a virgin birth in the traditional sense, but in someways something really cool and exciting - born of a MAN...whoo hoo! Come on now, cheer, that's right, you three Wise Women in the corner...no, I did NOT say Wise Ass Women...lighten up. And with this birth we hereby declare the new faith of Jonathanism is born...(don't tell Mad Priest, he hates ISM's)
ReplyDeleteJonathanism? That sounds like far too much pressure. Take me to the cross now!
ReplyDeleteOf course it hurts. It's done with needles. I have seven of them - each one worth it as a piece of body art.
ReplyDeleteBut, is that really Mimi's tattoo? Somehow, I'm sensing a bit of a fib here.
It's really hers Elizabeth. She got it in Kansas City! I think most people go there for the ribs, but she went for the tattoo!
ReplyDeleteGood grief! Instead of gawking at my bloody tattoo, here's the link to a photo of the tattoo after it healed.
ReplyDeleteYes, Jonathan, it hurts, but that's part of the fun.
ReplyDeleteI'm dying to know which village you're in, especially as you're so close to me. Come on, MP, fess up. You know I'm a good soul, you even came to my beloved hubby's funeral!
ReplyDeleteAnd tattoo's don't hurt much. It's no worse than a scratch. I'm thinking og having another one done. The one Ian was going to have before he died. x