Author: Interloper11

There are two types of people in this world : those who appreciate the art and beauty of Christmas music; and HORRID GRINCHY MONSTERS. It may be superfluous to note that I am firmly in the former camp.

One of the reasons I took my husband’s name when we got married last century was because it was so much easier to spell.

Lots of flight disruptions last weekend due to bad weather round the country.

The little kitties are thriving in their new home. The vets are enthusiastic on social media, although it doesn’t take a great deal of shrewdness to figure out they are not exactly impartial.

Our house is city fringe, so finding street parking is a highly competitive sport.

My brother’s replacement dog (RIP Tui the border collie cross) is two kittens.

Just when you think everyone is terrible, you find that actually there are like- minded individuals out there.

I just told a colleague he looked a little hangdog – trying to be supportive, you know – and he said he didn’t understand what I meant. I had to say he looked a bit glum, like Eeyore. He would be around 10 or 15 years younger than me: what is becoming of everyone’s vocabulary??

We were on our way to my fortnightly haranguing at the spa pool shop when the radio station volume started playing up.

Why do I always dress for the weather we had yesterday?