Burgers and chips next

Having virtually dealt with smoking, Nanny State wipes her hands and turns her attention to booze...

The trouble with rolling over and letting the State rub your belly, is that it develops a taste for it.

Burgers and chips next

Having virtually dealt with smoking, Nanny State wipes her hands and turns her attention to booze...

The trouble with rolling over and letting the State rub your belly, is that it develops a taste for it.

Tricky

We are off out to the theatre tonight to see The Woman in Black. I first saw it about 15 years ago; Furtle has never seen it, though I have warned her that there are a couple of places that will have her leaping out of her chair in fright. She is a delicate blossom and I thought it fair to warn her in such vague terms as to give nothing away, while increasing nervous anticipation.

Ho ho.

In the meantime however, today is the second of the trigger dates that mean I should phone home and have a chat with Mum. The first was way back on 20 May which would have been their 55th wedding anniversary.

Today would have been Dad’s 87th birthday. I’ll have to have a natter at lunchtime as there will not be time tonight. Hopefully Mum is OK, but in these matters it’s hard to predict how someone will react. Regardless of the date, she’s due a phone call anyway.

It’s been eight months already. Tempus fugit.

Tricky

We are off out to the theatre tonight to see The Woman in Black. I first saw it about 15 years ago; Furtle has never seen it, though I have warned her that there are a couple of places that will have her leaping out of her chair in fright. She is a delicate blossom and I thought it fair to warn her in such vague terms as to give nothing away, while increasing nervous anticipation.

Ho ho.

In the meantime however, today is the second of the trigger dates that mean I should phone home and have a chat with Mum. The first was way back on 20 May which would have been their 55th wedding anniversary.

Today would have been Dad’s 87th birthday. I’ll have to have a natter at lunchtime as there will not be time tonight. Hopefully Mum is OK, but in these matters it’s hard to predict how someone will react. Regardless of the date, she’s due a phone call anyway.

It’s been eight months already. Tempus fugit.

T minus 34

This last hour before knocking off is dragging intolerably. A few weeks ago I mentioned the clock going backwards and 15 minutes taking several hours to go by.

It’s happening again. I just want to get out of the office and off to Embankment to meet My Girl^TM. I am (gasp) fed up with coffee – or at least this coffee. I just want to get outside a plate of pasta and a glass of wine before the theatre.

T minus 34

This last hour before knocking off is dragging intolerably. A few weeks ago I mentioned the clock going backwards and 15 minutes taking several hours to go by.

It’s happening again. I just want to get out of the office and off to Embankment to meet My Girl^TM. I am (gasp) fed up with coffee – or at least this coffee. I just want to get outside a plate of pasta and a glass of wine before the theatre.