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?

You may recall I’ve had the occasional gentle whinge about our character home’s decrepit tiles for some years now.

Why is this screen suddenly a green colour? And the font is different.

I haven’t been a big fan of lawns for a while now. In their “ideal” state, they are a sterile monoculture in which no other plant or insect life is tolerated.

I had a friend at med school called Fraser, or Frase. He was known by some as “To-coin-a”

Oh sorry, that was a question, not a statement. Any ideas?

Funny coloured expired blue cheese:

Caught up with family on Monday morning, taking the dogs for a walk on the beach, and then having brunch together.