  .~*~. ..And the Fairy said to me: "would you like a cup of tea? " I said "no, no, cocoa - down in the dell" Despite the fact that my cousin penned these lines at the tender age of four, I think that, as the years have passed, this short stanza has come symbolically to represent my life... "in a very real - and legally binding - sense" (With genuflection to Michael Palin, also. ) m=(@_@)=m In other news, barbeque en famille today - et lots, slobbed around in the garden, took the piss out of Gran, watched Dad take piss out of Glampy's pseudopodia, was amazed that Dad still had a pulse at end of the day. Aaaaaah....it was GOOD: cleanness, organisation, countryside, peace, amusement,free haircuts, guilt-free relaxation, elderly madness and familial warmth - all topped off with Heff's favourite bits: new gadgets and free food. On the way back home, lulled into happy doze by the sound of the kids quoting madwebsite and Churchillian wit at one another and giggling. What could be better? Though I still can't believe la Glamp didn't clout my Father upside tha hed.... .~*~. 
