1. He likes minties. 2. He once had a flowery, zip up wardrobe. 3. He once thought red braces were a fashion statement (which they are). 4. He once wore red rimmed glasses. 5. He has had a perm. 6. He owns almost every single Dr Who book ever written. 7. He once slept under […]

Why is it that when I start to pack up to leave work for the day four trams will pass by my window in rapid succession? They all head citywards – in fact there goes another one – precisely the direction in which I’d like to go. However, the moment I step out the door […]

Well, the dog’s on the drugs, anyway. After weeks of increasingly worrisome, anti-social behaviour we’ve decided to try the pharmaceutical approach to little Maisie’s aggressive tendancies. Sigh. She’s such a good little puppy really. She’s just a bit highly strung – and firm in her views about who she likes and who she doesn’t. (German […]