The happy couple And the less cheerful pair... As is commonly the case; this current episode is inspired by recent and significant events. First, and of much greater importance, was my daughter’s marriage. Secondly, a few weeks ago, I broke my finger and heavily bruised, its next-door neighbour (not to mention much of the rest of my hand)! Let’s start (quite correctly) with the wedding: It was a lovely day, that went without a hitch (save that I guess, they got “hitched”!) I am convinced that she has picked the right fella and I am really pleased for them.... My father of the bride’s speech consisted largely of my expounding upon her talents and other virtues. As I then said: “I hear a collective sigh of relief that it will be a very short speech, indeed!” More seriously, she has very many of them and time only permitted for an utterly non-comprehensive summary. An important one that I did stress though, was the way in which she has, so bravely and kindly, dealt wi