Tuesday, December 02, 2008

This one's for Husband

Regular readers know that Husband had a horrible time getting home from India last week.

We were lucky that he wasn’t in Mumbai. But terror, being what it is, meant that I was worried sick especially as I knew that he couldn’t get back into Thailand because of the anti government demonstrations taking place in both Bangkok airports, Suvarnabhumi and Don Mueang. With these two airports closed, the regional airports were under enormous strain to try and deal with everyone diverting to them.

In order to get out of India, he left Bangalore on Thursday night, not for Thailand as planned but for Singapore. Once there, a complicated plan to return to Thai soil was sketched out. ‘While you’re in Singapore,’ I said, ‘if you can get to Takashimaya, please would you swing past that nice stationery store? I’d like an orange box folder please.’ OMG. Do you remember the post about the divine Bookbinders Design shop? Oh dear, I salivate, dribble…

So lovely, patient readers, this post is for Husband, who thought that ‘Update: arrived home 7.30pm’ was an insufficient fanfare for his eventual homecoming. I present to you, my very own ‘Milk Tray Man.’ This is what I imagine his trip home, accompanied by my orange box file, was really like:










































15 comments:

CL Taylor said...

Brilliant Photoshop skills JJ - love it! :o) Glad hubbie got home safely.

Angie said...

That's a great story, and I'm glad to hear he arrived home safely.

Ange said...

Glad to hear he got back safely - must have been quite the adventure. Love the photo sequence and am equally glad to know I'm not the only one with a serious stationery addiction!

Jen said...

Am tittering gently to myself here. Glad he's safe and all that but those pics are vay snazzy!

sheepish said...

Great photos and I love nice stationary too but haven't found anywhere here yet to indulge my passion. No more problems with your site either.
Hope the difficulties in Thailand are resolved soon, the news this morning sounds quite alarming!! So glad that hubby is back with you.
Take care.

Carol said...

LOL JJ!!

C x

Pat Posner said...

Glad he got home safely, JJ!

Love the photos.

Sue Guiney said...

Lounging in London Literally Laughing Out Loud!

Deborah Carr (Debs) said...

Bless him, you obviously have your very own hero.

Lane Mathias said...

Ha! All because the lady loves...:-)

Chris Stovell said...

Phew! Glad he's back - and what a hero!

HelenMWalters said...

That's brilliant! Glad he made it back safely.

Jenny Beattie said...

Thanks to all for your titters and compliments.

Unknown said...

Love it......so pleased he's home and safe!

Anonymous said...

That has got to be the cutest thing I've ever seen! I must show it to my own husband, who endured an equally grueling overland trek home last week, but alas, I lack the computer skills needed to depict him lugging our duty free Bombay Sapphire!