Bean Feast

Today on the stairlift farm, I am having my very own Bean Feast. 


The Executive Bean Carrier is busily occupied with important office-y stuff, taking and making phone calls, shuffling invoices distractedly and exercising her nimble fingers on the calculator with great aplomb, so I have sneaked off with Bean for wander round the stairlift farm.


It is a bitingly cold day but Bean is snuggled in many layers of cosy, furry, thermal baby-suits, hats and mittens and could probably survive a stroll around the Arctic Circle.  We wander past the Mobility Scooters' field but they have mostly retreated to the Stairlift Farm Stable where the bales of straw provide some insulation from the chill outside. Mobility Scooters can withstand very cold weather but generally prefer to have a rider to make the journey worthwhile and provide mutual warmth and company. With a snoozing Bean curled against me like a fuzzy hot water bottle, I can empathise with them.  


We make our way to the Stairlift Barn, where some young stairlifts are having a step aerobics class. This helps to build their stamina, and prevent dizziness should their eventual owners be slightly absent minded and forget whether they are going up or down stairs and so keep changing direction. 


Our final stop is at the Curved Stairlift Nursery. Curved stairlifts have to be grown to order and it is a very complex business indeed, requiring specialist training and a great deal of patience. 


As we meander back into the Stairlift Farm kitchen, the Executive Bean Carrier is just emerging with Bean's car seat. Time for another journey for Bean - off to collect the Mini Stairlift Boss from school.


And time for me to settle down with a nice cuppa to round off my Bean Feast!


Lovely!