I’m afraid I’m not a big fan of shopping … (traditionally,
I used to get roped in to act as ‘pack horse’ but now I have managed to perfect
the art of dropping ‘She Who Must…’ off and then retiring to a safe distance
until the whole sorry business has run its course …) but on the other hand,
I’ve always considered myself to be a really good customer …

I have just
returned from a little break away in the sun for a few days … the approved
destination for which is usually a small, out of the way place – somewhere
sunny (but without spending too much time on a plane), which for one reason or
another, seems to attract the more ‘interesting’ type of guest…

I came across this quote the other day…

“Having the world’s best idea will do you no good unless you act on it. People who want milk shouldn’t sit on a stool in the middle of a field in hopes that a cow will back up to them.” — Curtis Grant

And whilst I will admit to being a bit hazy on the precise technicalities of the milking process, the principle of it all did strike me as completely true … and set my mind wandering on a trail that ended up with me coming up with the rather curiously titled email you are currently reading…