1. My glasses pop apart and while trying to repair them, I loose the screw. On the first day of a four-day holiday with so much computer work to do, this is not good. But I go into town in search of an opticians; find one open and discover they'll do the repair for a pound. Never have I been so pleased to see a lady holding a tiny screwdriver.
2. I pass a mother and a little girl in fits of laughter because their balloon on a stick has escaped and blown away down the road. In between laughing, the little girl shouts 'Save my balloon' and the mother warns her away from the road. A lady with grey hair and lots of shopping retrieves and crosses the street to bring it back.
3. Baby photos of respectable and dignified friends.
Dress, drink and catch-up.
1. Walking out of the theatre, I hold his hand so he's not tempted to bolt across the swirly carpet into the forest of legs. We agree th...
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1. An enormous fat bumble bee at work. She is so bulky that she can knock dead blossoms out of the way as she gets right in to the new jasmi...
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1. The shortest night and the longest day. I was up at Wellington Rocks with Anna, Paul and Jason. We couldn't see the sun through the m...
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1. I promised myself I wouldn't moan and grumble about it -- but I do. And as if by magic, a very kind friend produces the required blaz...