Friko's World

The first thing I heard was a woman’s loud voice: “ Oh, he’s gorgeous. What a lovely boy.” She went on and on in the same vein. “What a d...

“Hello, Good Morning Mrs. Williams, I’m Doctor Barnsley, how are you today?” “Not too bad,” Mrs. Williams is an elderly lady, small, with...

It was too hot to cook,  so lunch at the pub it was. Four late middle-aged ladies sat at the next table, all retired teachers to judge by ...

Surreal exchange before breakfast. "Couldn’t get a wink of sleep for elephants.” “Elephants? Trumpeting, you mean?" “No, ju...

Thanks for the honour, Hilary. It’s much appreciated. well, not so much overheard as said within my hearing. The BBC had a new...

Dulle Griet  (Mad Meg)  Brueghel, Pieter the Elder Two-thirty am, on Ward AMU; as always, when I am here, I have tricked the medics...

An elderly couple in the supermarket, staring into the freezers holding ice creams, discussing what the grandchildren might enjoy as a trea...

Two old ladies sitting over their pub lunch, a bottle of wine between them, the level well down. They are discussing the funeral of a mut...