The Quack

  • SPEED DATING IN WASHINGTON DC

    I had this fantasy of what the event would be like; a dimly lit rooftop bar filled with men in suits, who say words like ‘congress’….

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  • THAT TIME I TRAINED TO BE A MASSEUSE

    It was a vivid vision and one that could only come true if – I knew how to massage.

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  • A CHEESE GATHERING

    We were on our way to Hermione’s cheese gathering, (it had to be called a gathering as she didn’t want people to think it was a party).

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  • THAT WAS CHRISTMAS

    “Can I help?” A voice said from behind. Standing there wasn’t a dribbling old man but a dark, tall chap in a shirt and tie. I hadn’t seen a tie in a long time.  

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  • THE NATIVITY CASTING AND A LESSON ON ENVY.

    A child can experience life’s lessons during the Christmas period, more specifically in the casting of the school nativity.  I didn’t care for lines. I wasn’t bothered about being the lead (although it would have made sense). All I wanted was to be an angel; to wear a white dress and have tinsel looped around…

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  • FINDING HOME: OXFORD

    It’s the land of academics. The 65+ must be some of the MEANEST 65+ in the world…

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