1. A bacon and egg sandwich - cooked by someone else - when you have a hangover.
2. At the Red House, where William Morris of wallpaper fame lived, the ceilings are painted. 'The pattern of holes,' explained the guide, 'helps with the design. It means that you can invite your friends round and get them each to do a section.'
3. Pretending to browse on a market stall but really listening to the Grand National on the trader's radio, and realising that three other people are doing the same thing. And then walking round the rest of the market hearing the traders shouting 'My horse came in! It won!' and 'Mine came nowhere.'
Cistern, club and go.
1. We've got water of some kind -- the sound of the loo cistern filling is pretty good to hear this morning. 2. Susan has invited to us ...
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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...