Month: January 2019

Dear Poncey Private School, Thank you for your invoice of $80 for the overdue library book, a copy of 1984 which can be bought for around $10 from any bookshop. It’s a completely in character final kick in the teeth before we sever all ties with each other (Old Girls Association? Don’t make me laugh.)… Continue reading The final act

One of our pets has gone missing. Quasi, short for Quasimodo, named for his

Oh Christmas tree oh Christmas tree! How flaccid are your branches! It’s the

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like my compost bin.

Dear Abby, My husband was looking after our dogs last week when I was at work. At

Three run ins with old bats in the last 24 hours. The first was the one who

Dear Abby, My daughter made a black forest trifle for Christmas, and the recipe called for cherry liquer. I realize this is an abomination, as all trifles ought to contain

The slowest thing on earth is a junior registrar sewing a wound closed when you’re running late for something.

Struggling with the spinal for my demented #NOF patient this

Wonder what all the motorists were thinking as I whizzed past them yesterday afternoon when they were stuck in gridlock due to the unfortunate Terrace