I am delighted to be back after my unexpected but very pleasant stravaig to the East Neuk, a calm yet mysterious place full of artists and small people in wet suits.
I will, however, resist giving a talk on my experiences there.
Any other volunteers for tonight's entertainment should report to a Committee member at their convenience.
Prizes so far for tonight's raffle include :
four socks, two pink two blue
a roll of elastoplast
a tin of chopped tomatoes
and six safety pins
I should also say that, Hurricane Irene permitting, I am off to Massachusetts on Monday to see the son-and-heir (and the Kentucky fiddler). Lordalex and I will not be returning for 3 weeks, so I would be obliged if Mamyalynne or alexanderd or any other club stalwarts would fill the breach. I'll leave the keys in their usual place and look forward to regaling you all with tall tales of the goings on in the Wild West when we return.
Whilst you were away I took the liberty of airing out some of the attics. Found a great many paperbacks which had somehow escaped the ravages of those pretty little creatures with tails an whiskers. Perhaps we could arrange a Daimler shoe and sandal canvas. Think I might have got that a bit wrong. Another cracked pane please.