...in the back of the cab once

No, but eBay is nearly as good. A while ago I sold a book to Victor Watson, editor of The Cambridge Guide to Children's Books in English. This resulted in a very interesting correspondence, at the end of which he sold me all his John & Mary books. Which was nice.

Now today (and how's this for a coincidence, minnimoll?) I have sold one of his own books to the author David Severn! I have all his Warner and Waggoner books and I can't wait to get his letter.

Farmyard muck

OK, Ruth is now my top Archers hate figure. She has a loving husband who has nursed her through cancer, three pregnancies, the death of her father etc. etc. and she'll throw all that away for a romp in the cow byre? Pah! Disgusting and immoral.
Er, perhaps I need reminding that she's not real?