Blog 138.  Finished With Main Engines

Frankly, I blame the manufacturer of the claret-coloured corduroy trousers.  I had bought the rather daring  aforementioned items in the Spring because I thought it was time to be a little more adventurous in my sartorial habits, and claret seemed a sophisticated colour.  But I had hardly worn the trousers before what is laughably calledContinue reading “Blog 138.  Finished With Main Engines”

Blog 137. Mudlarks

‘Stop peering’. I was thus addressed by my dear wife one Sunday lunchtime as I scrutinised the plated-up Sunday roast.  She followed this up with a threat, and a gesture with the loaded plate,‘You’ll get this over you in a minute.  Stop peering, I say’.Of course, I backed off immediately and gazed innocently out of theContinue reading “Blog 137. Mudlarks”