This evening nothing but ten random bits of news and thoughts that have occurred this very day –

• The car passed its MOT
• Cats as a rule are sneaky escape artists
• A watched vegetable never grows
• My sense of direction is excellent
• I ate my first Portobello mushroom
• Pirate related post is always a welcome surprise
• Dandelions are tenacious fuckers
• Being awake and outside at eight am on a Saturday is just plain wrong
• Viewing a car accident appears to occur in slow-mo
• If there can be but one Cornetto – make it strawberry

So there, in absolutely no order whatsoever, you have it. A number of things