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Wedded bliss
My soft-drink of choice is Indian Tonic Water with ice and a slice (of lemon, not lime). It’s seldom that I add gin nowadays, remembering the sound advice that alcohol increases the inclination whilst diminishing the ability. Tonic is Emma’s choice, too, although she insists on low-calorie. The minimal dose of quinine in tonic is proven to prevent cramp, and we commend it to fellow sufferers. On Monday evening at my Lodge meeting, I remained alcohol-free. As usual, Emma joined me after the meeting, having enjoyed a couple of glasses of wine with C’s wife Francesca. The four of us played dominoes until well past eleven. When Emma and I got home, we finished off the bottle of Chardonnay while making come-to-bed eyes at each other. Then Emma wrapped her arms around my neck and whispered, “You know what drink does to a woman.” “So tell me,” I answered, “How much does she have to drink before she’ll take it up the arse?” Emma led me to the stairs. “Why don’t we find out?” [To be continued]
My soft-drink of choice is Indian Tonic Water with ice and a slice (of lemon, not lime). It’s seldom that I add gin nowadays, remembering the sound advice that alcohol increases the inclination whilst diminishing the ability. Tonic is Emma’s choice, too, although she insists on low-calorie. The minimal dose of quinine in tonic is proven to prevent cramp, and we commend it to fellow sufferers. On Monday evening at my Lodge meeting, I remained alcohol-free. As usual, Emma joined me after the meeting, having enjoyed a couple of glasses of wine with C’s wife Francesca. The four of us played dominoes until well past eleven. When Emma and I got home, we finished off the bottle of Chardonnay while making come-to-bed eyes at each other. Then Emma wrapped her arms around my neck and whispered, “You know what drink does to a woman.” “So tell me,” I answered, “How much does she have to drink before she’ll take it up the arse?” Emma led me to the stairs. “Why don’t we find out?” [To be continued]
