Her Royal Highness the Queen (aka Queenie), appeared in her first ‘televised’ speech at 3pm (GMT) on Christmas day last year and appointed herself Queen of all Grecondom. Her speech was very much an admonishment and in it she highlighted the “infidelity, insobriety, immorality, thieving and materialism” reported from across the length and breadth of her queendom.  She warned her unruly Read More…

  I think I’ve been putting this one off! Now where to start? You might recall from an earlier post that Isla had set her heart on becoming a surrogate mother to Bernard’s motherless daughter, Sylvia. However, the unexpected arrival of Sylvia’s twin sister meant more work for Isla than she had bargained for and she was Read More…

  We met Martin at work in his garage in an earlier post but since he is also very much a family man, I would like to introduce you to his nearest and dearest.  He and his home-maker wife, Delia, live in Alma Villa and have five children: a teenage daughter called Belle, younger non-identical twin girls called Lola and Lulu, and Read More…

  We have already met Cedric and his sister-in-law, Ophelia who are both of more advanced years but there are other senior citizens in Grecondale.  Front parlours around the village, The Wool & Wire Tearoom and Curl up and Dye hair salon are frequently alive with the chink of china  teacups, the clicking of knitting needles and the whiff of setting Read More…

  Ludwig, the sturdy-booted Austrian, turned up in Grecondale with no fixed abode and successfully endeared himself to the locals by doing odd jobs for them. It was at Grecondale’s annual summer garden fête that Ludwig first set eyes on Gloria, a curly-haired blond of sturdy stature.  The pair were instantly attracted to one another. However, they didn’t meet again Read More…