House Party / August 5 2009
The violent monkey-man who lived next door has moved out.
He had a ‘party’ with some of his stylish gentleman friends on Saturday night to celebrate his departure. It got very out of hand. There was noise, destruction on a grand scale and intimidation on a small scale.
He and and mates from ‘oop narth’ managed to: [...]
Folk Costumes of the World / July 15 2009
Young men around here have begun dressing very oddly.
Males in their late teens, early twenties and even into their thirties and forties have all started wearing a similar bizarre outfit that would not look out of place in a circus. It consists mostly of a Nike sports vest, three-quarter length cut-off shorts (or culottes, as [...]
Soften / July 9 2009
I don’t know what it is with me lately.
I have started to help racist little old ladies across the road; pick snails up from the pavement and safely deposit them on the grass verge or in a hedge bottom; say hello to the ugly and obnoxious postman; smile at teenagers; calmly tip my hat to [...]
Mum’s The Word / July 1 2009
Nice to know that motherly love is alive and well and living in north Derbyshire.
Overheard by me and Audrey in the park this morning:
‘Shanazy, come here. Come here, Shanazy. Shanazy! Come here! Shanazy! Damn you, you filthy little maggot. Wait till I tell your dad.’
She was a pretty little thing, too – for a filthy [...]
