At the end of the day, as I’m tidying up the office and before I go and get Elmer, I ask her, ‘Agnes, do you have a spare ten minutes, only I’ve got a real dilemma going on...’ ‘Of course, dear. Now. Just let me switch the answerphone on. There. Now, what exactly is it?’ ‘It’s complicated Ag...
‘Hi! Sorry! We were outside, reading.’ She holds the door open. ‘Are you busy?’ Now I’m here, I’m not sure why I’ve come, only that I wanted to be somewhere I could think. ‘No – come on in! We’re about to have tea in the garden – you’re more th...
They wandered around some of the junk shops before stopping for brunch at a café overlooking the river. The usual picturesque stream had become a raging torrent after all the rain, bearing branches and all sorts along with it. As they waited for the bacon sandwiches they’...