Oh 'appiness is bloomin'
All around 'er
The daffoldils are smilin'
At the dove
When Mary 'olds your 'and
You feel so grand
Your 'eart starts beatin'
Like a big brass band
Oh, it's a jolly holiday with Mary
No wonder that it's Mary that we love!




Carpets getting laid tomorrow so frantic painting taking place. Up a ladder last night in just my underpants whitewashing a ceiling, sweating like a pig even with all the windows open. I came down the ladder to load my brush and caught a neighbour in his garden waving at me. I blushed and closed the blinds.
I'm off to our dacha in Blackpool tonight with the dog for a week. Darren will join me next weekend and for the first time since we bought the house 3 years ago there are no jobs to do so it might just turn out to be a proper "'olliday with Mary".

From Wikipedia:
Mary is also used as an affectionate slang term for a gay man in the United States. It may be related to the Spanish offensive terms marica and maricón derived from María. Gay men who go to the gym, exercise or otherwise take good care of their physiques are often referred to as Muscle Marys.