Love, Poetry and Revolution - Monday 31st July 2023

Another one of those busy non-working days.  Sometimes there seems to be so much to organise meaning that I never get around to those simple things this extra is meant for, like reading the papers.

There was a brief interlude whilst I took son #1 to and from the dentist and a trip to the post office (two actually, as one was shut because the 'system is updating' - can't that be done outside opening hours??)

The evening came around and it was back into the usual cooking dinner routine.   We never became quorate for dinner and so we didn't end up watching anything in particular other live quizzes on BBC2.

I think the Stranglers said it first.

Suede /  'The Beautiful Ones'  / 'Coming Up'


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