Return To Sender

Would that I could! As mum is still in hospital, I went and checked the house today, to ensure all was secure. In the corner of one room was a rather dusty, half opened parcel. I’ve noticed it before, and always assumed it contained items left by the District Nurse after mum’s last fall.
But closer inspection revealed it wasn’t even addressed to mum - or my sister! It had been delivered by that well known parcel firm who used to be named after a certain Greek messenger of the gods. Not only was the name wrong, but I found a previous address label for somewhere in Scotland. No idea why it ended up at mum’s address. Equally, no idea why she accepted it, opened it and then kept it, when it was obviously nothing to do with her!
So, what have we got? An absolute pile of tat as far as I can tell. Everything originates in China and is a very eclectic mix. Earrings, Sandals, a Hairband, a Baby Sponge and the superbly named Multi-Function Meat Grinder Dish Machine! I’ve no idea what it does, but it has very sharp blades as I found out by dint of taking a slice out of my finger when unpacking everything!
All of this is now headed for a car boot sale or rubbish bin. Except for the little lunch box. That actually is quite well made and could be useful. So we’ll keep it.
At least the traffic on today’s trip to Chester wasn’t as bad as yesterday, and we were home by mid afternoon. Which meant I could have a rest before heading out again. No rehearsal tonight, but we are all required at the costume store this evening to see what can be found for our characters to wear…