This was as earth-shattering to me as when I read Charles Dickens supposedly incorrect use of the word ‘literally’. The radio show this week featured songs with titles that are also the names of TV programmes or films, especially when the two are not connected. Some of Paul’s notebooks are here too, including hand-written lyrics of the songs that we now all know so well. In the quaint and charming society of Britain, where genteel manners and civility reign supreme, conversations about the weather dance gracefully amidst the exchanges of social niceties. Martha was very disappointed when she realised she’d left her treasure map at our place when we took her home.

And Heald Green itself must be at the end of a Manchester Airport runway, because the planes came in very low, very fast and very loud, you could almost see the freckles on the noses of the faces of the passengers in the window seats. And I travelled into Manchester again to donate some blood, which is why I consumed a very creamy coffee and a millionaire’s shortbread ahead of time. Liesel might have a point, but some of those are probably other people’s pictures, saved from WhatsApp and … yeah, alright, I take too many pictures.The most important news I can share is that Costa has fixed the spelling of their Vegan Sausage baps. Ironic how hot, Summer days arrive with September, just as the children are about to go back to school. We should have gone by public transport, but when it’s a choice between an 18-minute drive and an awkward bus and train journey that can take over an hour, what are you going to do?

But it tells the story of one of the legends that surrounds Alderley Edge: ‘The Legend of the Iron Gates’. Final step: glue your child to the ceiling and enjoy the party getting smashed like you did back in '83. Round the corner then to the recently re-opened National Portrait Gallery, where we met Andi and Steve. Overnight, it had rained, and several tonnes of Saharan sand were deposited on the streets of Northenden. id=GTM-PWMWG4" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden">

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