Stealing scones?

After keeping her under surveillance for several days, Mr Lombard confronted Mrs Spenlow yesterday about the missing scones at the Tea Room.

"I know you put them under your skirt and pretend that nothing has happened", Mr Lombard argued, when Mrs Spenlow insisted she would never do such a thing.

Even Mr Spenlow believe his wife has a problem, and has asked Mrs Bantry to ask Miss Marple to look into the matter. As soon as we have clarified the facts, Mr Spenlow says, necessary measures will be initiated.

Mr Giles is not a fungus

Mr Giles is not a fungus, but the treatment he initiated for his garden have probably made him very ill, with dizziness and breathing problems.

He is not able to work normally and spends most of his time these days at the front porch. According to Dr Haydock the cause of the illness is most likely the chemicals, but it might also be the fungus itself attacking Mr. Giles' lungs.

A third theory is that the useless umbrella Mr Giles have, haven't protected him from the heavy rain we've had lately. Constantly being wet might have given Mr. Giles a form of pneumonia.

Announcement of Engagement

The above mentioned Mr Giles is happy to announce that his son Bernard is engaged to be married to Miss Anthea Perkins from Newton Abbot. The young couple met at the Cheese and Onion Fayre last year, and are planning to settle at the Giles farm after the wedding.

Settling in

Mrs Bantry is settling in at the gatehouse at Gossington Hall and is very happy with the arrangement. "The downsizing has made my life so much easier", she says, "in addition to having solved a number of problems in the family".

Buster, Mrs Gregg's dog, seems to enjoy his new playground, and is getting new friends. Well, maybe not friends, but at least someone (or something) to play with.

Mrs Gregg herself is also pleased with her new living quarters, but she is almost probably definitely sure that she maybe saw a ghost the other day. "It was terrible Jason! He was limping around in the library, with only one eye and hiding half of his face like this!! Can you believe it?!?" "No, I can't", Mr Rudd replied.

Teen in trouble

Frank Baker started a furious argument with Miss Keene at the Tennis Club a couple of weeks ago, after overhearing her telling the tennis coach about some pranks he had done in the past.

"You and your stupid friends at the hotel", the young punk sputtered, "you think you are so special, but you just wait, I will FIX you!!"

Miss Keene was quite upset after the incident, and approached Mrs Baker about her son's threats.

At a small get together at Mr Redding's last week Mrs Baker told her friend Miss Marple about it, and asked her to keep an eye on young Frank. "I can't believe that my son would actually do something like that, but there have been some unresting episodes lately. I don't know what is wrong with that boy!"

As always, Miss Marple has promised to assist, and will help the family to get the lad on better thoughts.

The characters and buildings from this story are from the AnnoSims Group project St. Mary Mead, loosly based on the novels of Agatha Christie. ( Anno Sims is now closed, but you can find my own creations for the project here at KSW.)

Fungus Diaboli epidemic

Farmer Giles is devastated by the severe attack of Fungus Diaboli in his garden, causing his precious apple trees to completely dissolve.

Also his tomato plants are infected, and poor Mr Giles had no chance but to redevelop his garden completely.

Mr Giles got some advice from the Soil and Water Research Facility to treat the soil, and is now hoping that will do the trick. And so do we, a summer without Giles famous apple cider would be a nightmare.

Celebrity at Gossington Hall

The sale of Gossington Hall to Miss Marina Gregg is almost finalized, and it looks like St Mary Mead will have its first internationally famous permanent resident! Miss Gregg, here seen with her solicitor, is said to move in on September 1, and she will be accompanied by several of her staff, including Mr Rudd. Rumour has it that Mr Rudd is also assisting Miss Gregg on a personal level, but this is something The Chronicle has no knowledge of. Or if we had, we wouldn’t tell, because Miss Gregg then wouldn’t invite us to her famous parties.

The sharp dart

There was tough competition in last week’s local dart championship, between the young, but targeted Frank Baker and the experienced Basil Blake.

Experience outran youth this time, and we congratulate Mr Blake with his victory, and are happy we are not to pay his bar bill from the celebration party.

Basis for ice?

Representatives from the Swiss ice cream factory Mövenlick visited our village last week to explore if there would be basis for an ice cream shop in St Mary Mead. Young Bernard Giles tells us that he is seriously considering leaving his job as a sports reporter to start an ice cream shop.

We are not convinced that Mr Giles’ potential decision would be purely professional, as he seems to have an addiction for the Blackcurrant clotted cream. But one could argue that the ice cream shop would have at least one regular customer.

Beautiful therapy

At the mental hospital they have just started a new therapy method, where interaction with live animals is one of the key elements.

The patients are allowed to feed the wild deer, visiting from the surrounding forest.

“It’s all a matter of trust”, Dr. Haydock explains, and brings the case of Mr Hunter as prove of the beneficial effects. As you might remember, Mr Hunter was found in a helpless situation earlier this year (Latest News from St. Mary Mead -September 1) at the Bus Stop Park, but is now on the road to recovery. He keeps repeating “I’m not a hunter” (or is it “I’m not a Hunter”?), but this is just a temporary hang-up Dr Haydock assures us.

And who would have the heart to hunt this beauty? We are totally on Mr Hunter’s side in this matter. Anything else would be insane.

The characters and buildings from this story are from the AnnoSims Group project St. Mary Mead, loosly based on the novels of Agatha Christie. ( Anno Sims is now closed, but you can find my own creations for the project here at KSW.)

Puppy love

Mrs. Lestrange was literally shocked when she found a helpless puppy left in her garbage can a few days ago. "I fear that this was no mistake, but that it was left there to die a slow and painful death. It is so unbelievably cruel!"

Cruelty against animals are never taken lightly in St. Mary Mead, and the Police have sought help from Miss Marple to solve the case, and ask possible witnesses to come forward.

Nevertheless, this time it ended well, as Mrs. Lestrange decided to adopt the little puppy, and gave it the name Destiny, a very appropriate name.

No pain, no gain

In last weeks edition we reported on Miss Weatherby's amazing weight loss, and one of the notorious paparazzies have shared with us a photo from the work out. When asked why he didn't publish the photo earlier, the paparazzi says that "I felt bad revealing Miss Weatherby in such a vulnerable position". The most surprising thing in this story, if we might add, is not the weight loss of Miss Weatherby, but that there is such a thing as a decent paparazzi.

Major art

Mr. Redding's series of small watercolors are increasingly popular, but the artist haven't been able to work on large canvas, due to storage problems at his home.

Mr. Redding is confident that he will be able to make even better paintings, now that he has an agreement with the vicar of using his tool shed as an art studio. We can look forward to great art! And if not great, at least it will be larger.

Double vision

The vicar was sure something was wrong with his eyes the other day, when he Miss Hartnell introduced him to ... Miss Hartnell! "Everybody thinks we are twin sisters, but in fact she is my cousin, Miss Amanda Hartnell explains. Miss Margareth Hartnell is to the left. (Or right)

"It stinks!"

"It is basically a scandal", an outraged Mr Giles argues, "and nobody takes responsibility!" Dog owners in St. Mary Mead filed a complaint to the Mayor yesterday, for the lack of parks in the center of the village. After the latest building boom asphalt has taken over the village completely, leaving the dog owners in a desperate situation. Not to mention the dogs!

The characters and buildings from this story are from the AnnoSims Group project St. Mary Mead, loosly based on the novels of Agatha Christie. (Anno Sims is now closed, but you  can find my own creations for the project here at KSW.)