Real life
Real life
‘Have you met the man who keeps his horses in this field?’ said one silver-haired lady to the other, as…
Real life
Opting out of organ donation was one of the hardest things I’ve done in a while. I don’t mean the…
Real life
The two horses looked like they had never seen anything like it. They had wound up in a dark car…
Real life
We went on our first outing, to the beach at Littlehampton, but I’m not sure it was as stress-relieving as…
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We arrived at the country store with only three minutes to closing time so our chances of scoring horse wormer…
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When people ask me what I did during lockdown, I would like to give an inspiring answer, apart from growing…
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If this lockdown doesn’t end soon we are all going to turn into hairy lefties. I have just cut the…
Real life
The rain showers had a strange and wondrous effect. All the cyclists, joggers and dog walkers that were coming from…
Real life
Without making any efforts in that direction, I now know all about a certain telecom firm’s future business plans. My…
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The man was unloading cycles from the boot of his car just as I was about to take the turning…
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The toad who lives at the bottom of the garden in the pile of bricks beneath the potting table was…
Real life
‘Do you want some of the private stuff from out the back?’ said the butcher to the builder boyfriend, leaning…
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The spaniel curled up in her basket with one of my shoes, one of his socks and a packet of…
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‘Get me Heygates on the phone! I need that order of pony nuts now, damn it!’ It was like a…
Real life
The most exciting place on earth I have ever been to is the village where I live. And I don’t…
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The game was up when I put on a pair of size 14 jodhpurs at the country store and they…
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One of the many technological things I don’t understand is, how come I’m paying to watch television? I know why…
Real life
Nice of the NHS to send an advisory text about coronavirus, because I was wondering. Is it possible to have…
Real life
Mr Benn has been in touch because he wants a right of reply to an article I wrote about my…
Real life
Being told I am now both short-sighted and long-sighted feels like someone is playing a very bad joke on me.…
Real life
The builder boyfriend fell off a roof. He didn’t tell me until he could no longer leave unexplained why he…
Real life
Some might say it was a typical over-reaction on my part to erect hidden cameras at the horses’ field. First…
Real life
‘Time to begin your adventure with Mr Benn!’ said the letter that came through my door, in a big loopy…
How to catch a thief
My tech guy Andy appeared on the doorstep in a puff of smoke. I had just texted him to ask…
How my new pony swept me off my feet – literally
‘This is the one I was thinking of for you,’ said the lady I might feasibly call my mother-in-law, in…
