The Dualit made short work of the artisan wholemeal bread,toasting it to perfection. I left it in while I poured the boiled water into the cafetiere, placing it carefully onto the tray along with the mugs. I opened the fridge. “Babe, there’s no spread.” I heard her stirring in the bedroom. “Huh?” “There’s no spread. We need to shop.” I lifted the still hot toast onto plates, adding them to the tray. Picking it up, I pushe...

I’m sitting at my desk, trying to get the sales figures done for my boss. The month end is always a busy time. So when Georgina from Human Resources approaches I keep my head down, hoping she’ll pass me by. No such luck. "Hi Danny," she says, putting a sheet of paper on the desk, so I don’t get a chance to pretend I’ve not noticed her. "I won’t keep you a moment. As you know, I’m doing a 10k sponsored run this weekend, an...

The front door bell rang, and, knowing my landlady was out for the afternoon I went down and answered the door. There was a girl, about 20, stood in the porch out of the rain. "Hi, is Mrs K in?" she asked. "No, she’s out 'til later. Can I help you?" I replied, hoping the answer was yes. "I have an order for her", she said, holding up a carrier bag, "She’s ordered some goods and I need paying for them. Could I leave them w...

For a Wednesday evening, the place was heaving. A popular destination, the hordes drawn by the 'All You Can Eat' buffet. To be fair, the food was excellent.A works 'do', one of the women starting maternity leave, a crowd of eighteen of us had descended here straight from work, and, several visits to the various food stations, showed no signs of leaving soon. The waitress brought another tray groaning with drinks. There wo...