As I was walking down the hill in a world of my own, I was mentally counting down the months since my operation....an elderly gentleman pedalled slowly past me on his pushbike, he smiled and said “November”
Wow...I thought, he’s telepathic ...that, or I was mouthing the words and he's an ace lip-reader!

As I cuddled up to second born on the sofa she said to me “ I miss you mam”
“and I miss you too chuck” I replied
Whoah.....I thought….you're 26, what’s up here?

As I look out of the back bedroom window where I usually get a free fireworks display on the fifth of November there is a distint lack of bangs going on and the air has the ambience of a damp squib....I guess everyone has put bonfire night on hold 'til Saturday this year!
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