Monday 11th January – 3,000,000 Burgundies and One Cock

OMG. Lily’s infant’s school has demanded that their pupils hike through the treacherous snow and ice in order to what? Sing nursery rhymes, pour sand in each other’s hair? Don’t they know there’s a bloody glacier outside the house? Lily and I slip and slide our away up the road, Lily adorned in her bright [...]

Sunday 10th January

Housebound, I have nothing better to do than work all day, mainly on a humungous Tokaji article. LaterĀ in the evening, Tomoko and I sit down to watch another depressing but brilliant episode of “Wallander”, Kenneth Brannagh looking increasinly wan and on the verge of a nervous breakdown. I make a mental note to never become [...]

Saturday 9th January

I think the Martin family are beginning to get cabin fever being stuck inside with all the snow. I order Tomoko into town to do some shopping, agreeing to look after Lily and Daisy. That’s me: metrodad. Of course, as soon as my wife closes the door, I chuck on a DVD and plonk them [...]

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