Searching online for something to read during lockdown, I noticed that Romance was on sale, for as little as £1 in some cases. If only it was always that easy.
You would think being dead might severely limit a person's shopping habits. As well as most of their other vital functions. But no. Or not necessarily.
A Vespa is a luxury motor scooter made in Italy and was considered to be the bee's knees in the 1950s and beyond. Which reminds me is that 'vespa' is the Italian word for wasp.
Playing cards with my GP can be confusing at times. When he suddenly says, "You've only got one heart," I'm not sure whether he is startled by my bid of 4 no trump, or advising me to take it easy with the wine. Or perhaps both at the same time.
I have actually climbed Mount Everest. Well, not actually, but virtually, anyway.
Can I ask you to please settle down, as the lecture is about to begin. I know those chairs aren't very comfortable, but I'm hoping they will help you to stay awake. Or some of you anyway. One or two would be nice. Or at least the person in the front row with all the pens in his jacket pocket.
We had long planned a Christmas get together with all the geographically spread family members. So we did it. The Americans, the Dutch and the Portuguese managed to assemble before the day, at the various family houses scattered around London.
Electronic cigarettes, a.k.a. Vapes, because the user inhales vapour, are available in many flavours. They sound to me like a modern version of Craven 'A' cigarettes, whose advertising slogan was "Smoke Craven 'A' For Your Throat's Sake."
