15/12/2022

Pip and Toby watch Rosie’s school Nativity performance. As long as she’s not upstaged by Madison the sheep, Pip will be happy. They spot Madison’s mum arriving late and Pip can’t hide her disapproval of this. However she introduces herself afterwards as Lottie, one of Pip’s old schoolfriends. The two swap costume stories and reminisce gleefully about their schooldays. Lottie wonders whether Rosie would like to play with Maddie in the holidays. Pip’s cautious after the spat over the Nativity roles, but Lottie assures her everyone’s moved on. Later Toby laughs at Pip’s U-turn over Maddie and her mum – maybe being a little less judgy might be a way forward! Eddie and George are out selling the logs that Emma and Ed have misappropriated. George reckons he’s giving up Fallon’s choir to help his granddad with shifting them. He practices his sales technique on Eddie, who isn’t impressed, and shares his own wisdom on the subject. He reckons George needs to try out on someone who’s easy to sell to. They land on Tracy, but she proves a tricky customer, having called Emma to secure her first batch of logs free of charge as they’re so wet. George growls that his mum’s a soft touch. Eddie points out she’s not the only one: George didn’t get his money up front, which is a big mistake especially when it’s family. Disgruntled George apologises reluctantly for his blunder.