On a brighter note, my faith in humankind was restored in the Kidlington Sainsbury’s shortly after, as His Nibs and I went off in pursuit of last minute bits and pieces. It was crowded and a bit frenetic with lots of people who do not normally traipse the aisles diligently hunting for assorted items on…

I have had a thought. Don’t fall off your seat. Unusually (because I don’t normally) I have been watching the Strictly Final. And they have just done the cast dance. Observing the jumping about and frenetic gyrating of this smorgasbord of sequins and face paint, it occurred to me that the continuing success of this…

Have decided that if another person goes in before me I shall protest. Previous queue jumper has just emerged. Shortly followed by consultant who has uttered my name.

No sign of consultant. Trying again. I decided that this year I would purchase a blanket of fairy lights for the tree in the hope that it would stop me obsessing about symmetry and balance for twelve days. Or more , as I have been forced into early purchase of tree by offspring pointing out…

If I start typing a new post the consultant will miraculously appear to peer at my knee. I have just had it x-rayed. This is a bit odd as he should have access to the scan I had done in September. I am hideously over excited at prospect of getting a new knee. I think…

Best Beloved and I are making like the youth of today and visiting the gym together. Not so much a date night. More of a date afternoon squished in before the place is overrun by teenagers and small people soggy from swimming lessons. I am peddling away in glorious silence as my ear buds haven’t…

A handful of labour MPs are making like Tory backbenchers again, throwing their hands up because the government has abandoned its plans for Day One Workers Rights. I can’t help feeling that this is one of those nice idea in theory policies but with awkward consequences. There is a strong argument to stop companies dismissing…