31 October 2010

The mat sat on the mat


At Number 18, there was something very small and very polite

DAY THREE HUNDRED AND SIX. Do come in and share this packet of courtesy with me... I could make some tea.

30 October 2010

Microphone intimidation


Swindon began to realise it wasn't just his imagination

DAY THREE HUNDRED AND FIVE. 

29 October 2010

To the other side


Mrs Wakemore emerged in some relief

DAY THREE HUNDRED AND FOUR.

28 October 2010

The going out conversation


It always starts with "Surely you're not"

DAY THREE HUNDRED AND THREE.

27 October 2010

The plugin


And he seemed just like everybody else

DAY THREE HUNDRED AND TWO.

26 October 2010

Mr Gladwyn's canoe


Finally, a breakthrough in maritime comfort 

DAY THREE HUNDRED AND ONE.


25 October 2010

Copious cochineal cloudscape


... and the pencils who mistook themselves for plasticine

DAY THREE HUNDRED.

24 October 2010

The wheels squeaked on


With a polite wave to the adoring public

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY NINE. 

23 October 2010

Ice cream: a salutary tale


One's choice of garment should not be based on visual appeal alone

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY EIGHT.

22 October 2010

The handshake festival


An event generally well attended by men in jumpers

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY SEVEN.

21 October 2010

20 October 2010

Couch testers


Call our team of rigorous testers now

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY FIVE.

19 October 2010

Hats and dogs


Rolfe and Perry, two very smartly accessorised canines

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY FOUR. More beautiful textures from the fragrant Lost and Taken.

18 October 2010

The invisibility meeting


By mutual agreement, neither speakers nor audience appeared that night

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY THREE.

17 October 2010

Feline grammar


Mimi the cat demonstrates the possessive apostrophe in "the cat's pyjamas"

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY TWO.

16 October 2010

They're round


They're the personification of the stuff in your laundry detergent, aren't they?

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY ONE.

15 October 2010

Random acts of kindling


"I'm telling you," sighed Arthur, "this really has to stop."

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND NINETY.

14 October 2010

Donuts, scones and pikelets


Tonight, I'll be demonstrating a new method of illumination

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY NINE.

13 October 2010

Self posting envelope


Discontinued line - please do not make order enquiries

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY EIGHT. 

12 October 2010

Battle frocks


Glenda and Diane's cat versus dog frock off, January 1962

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SEVEN.

11 October 2010

Ivor's portable puddle


Necessity is the mother of retention, whatever that means

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX.

10 October 2010

Hey, sticky tape bird


Rare sighting, this one

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE. Many thanks to Fudgegraphics for the sticky tape brushes.

9 October 2010

Broadcast quality Elliot


By his 9th birthday, he should be audible on all continents

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FOUR.

8 October 2010

7 October 2010

Mollusc advertising


When moving into a neighbourhood, a little advance publicity does wonders

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY TWO.

6 October 2010

Puss


The only sound is the wind. 

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY ONE.

5 October 2010

Ponderment


Pondering was his favourite thing, no matter what company he was in

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY.

4 October 2010

Miss Carmella's reflected glory


She felt like a little icy jewel, teetering at the mirror's edge

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY NINE.

3 October 2010

Potato guard


Potatoes make excellent sentries: they won't move a muscle, except on a slope.

DAY TOW HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EIGHT.

2 October 2010

At the jelly bean silos


All the beans had been captured, except one

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN.

1 October 2010

These old legs


They were always coercing him to have a little sit down

DAY TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SIX.