Real life
Real life
‘Hello, good morning, my name is Gavin Moneypenny, and I’m your customer service representative for today and I’m pleased to…
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‘Excuse me. I couldn’t help overhearing your conversation and I have to tell you, as a Catholic, I’m offended.’ The…
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Natural horsemanship has a lot to answer for. After a cross country event the other day, I rode back to…
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Walking the spaniel on Tooting Common, I was apprehended by a man on a bike. He was ashen-faced. His young…
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The Builder Boyfriend has nearly moved in. I say nearly because we are both quite nervous about committing to each…
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‘Congratulations! You’ve qualified for The Sunshine Tour!’ beamed the lady judge, as she pinned a rosette to my horse’s bridle.…
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Some call me paranoid, but I don’t think one can be suspicious enough when it comes to the activities of…
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What is the point of living in a free country if you cannot do dangerous things every now and again?…
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At last. I’ve waited a long time for this moment. I’ve been through years of torture at the hands of…
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My spaniel has been pronounced ‘too thin’ by a lady who rescues dogs from Greece. I had stopped to chat…
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‘Benvenuti alla Small Cluster Band!’ And about time, too. We had been sitting in the Castello in Castellabate for half…
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‘Piccolo problemo.’ Luigi, the hotel manager, delivered the fateful news as he served me my first lemon soda of the…
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You know you’re in bad shape when you need to make a list before you go to the GP. Admittedly,…
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This is the story of the amazing, disappearing car warranty. It is a cautionary tale that all second-hand car buyers…
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The sometime builder boyfriend spotted the Volvo on his way to a roofing job in Dorking. He rang me greatly…





















