Pray For Me
The Sceptic Tank, (slang for Yank, as in a person who hails from North America) told me that on a recent taxi journey her driver asked her about her blindness. Her philosophy is to [...]
Flash All You Like
I met the Builder coming up the road with his dog. He was chuckling to himself and told me that he had just seen a very funny incident. He said he wasn’t sure if [...]
The Blinky Bob
His suspicions aroused by the large quantity of bleach nestled behind my loo, my friend Dan asked me if I was planning to make a bomb. I was not, but it got me thinking [...]
It’s Behind You
I have an inherent fear of snakes. Even the most innocuous of grass snakes assumes the status of an anaconda in my imagination. As a child, I sought out the privacy of a large [...]
Out To Dinner
My hosts were in their usual good form. The food was excellent. The wine was flowing and the slow gin homemade. The conversation was about the local fishmonger and the aspirations of young adult [...]
Whats That App?
I like to think I am a woman in my prime. The evidence does not necessarily support this position. There are those that think I have the technology skills of an Edwardian, retaining something [...]
What’s Up with You?
I was in a pizza restaurant dithering over what to chose. "My God," said my newest colleague. "Your eye sight is terrible. You should go to Pakistan and get that fixed. My wife had [...]
Pride Before A Fall
I set off from Clapham to catch the train to Lancaster where my friend, the Author, would meet me. She would then drive to her house in Clapham. That's Clapham Yorkshire, from where we [...]
Too Blind To Tango
An old family friend left a message on my answer machine that went something along the lines of; " I've been to look at your old school…it really is a super retirement complex now [...]
The Emperors New Clothes
My Best Friend floated #The Edinburgh festival as an idea. I said I was keen and she booked the Air B&B. I was supposed to book the train tickets because we were travelling on [...]