Strange gaunt females used to come down from London, with small parcels full of tough food that tasted of travelling-bags and contained so much nutrition that a portmanteau full of it would furnish the daily rations of an army.
E. F. Benson – Queen Lucia (1920)
Hmm - perhaps this quote suggests a New Year resolution –
Be wary of strange females from London with indigestible offerings.
Be wary of faddish diets too I suppose - so that's two resolutions from one quote. Must be a good start to the year.
Be wary of faddish diets too I suppose - so that's two resolutions from one quote. Must be a good start to the year.
"strange gaunt etc etc..."
ReplyDeleteLooks like the old hop-pickers trains are getting going a bit earlier this year...
Is she just popping round to Aldi to check out the inflation figures?
ReplyDeleteScrobs - must be global warming.
ReplyDeleteDemetrius - I'd be surprised if she knows her way round Aldi.