Rosie, now grown-up, has been staying with us in France for almost two weeks. Her stay started when she was left by her owner - our youngest son, Ollie - as he went on his way to the Alps for a walking holiday. We know Rosie well, she has often stayed with us over the…
Benjamin and John Were Wrong
As a young adult, when friends stayed at our house for more than a few days it raised real difficulties. The problem was that houseguests obliged me not only to be polite and sociable, but also to forgo some of my everyday and precious routines. Accordingly, it suited me to follow an adage which was,…
Cars and Me – a New Rapport
In the last weeks I have realised that there are things about cars that are important to me, and this must have been the case for years. Until now I have seen my attitude to them as one of general disinterest. As a child I rarely played with toy cars, and later, unlike some of…
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