Rebecca Tyrrel
Rebecca Tyrrel: Days Like Those
'If your husband has locked himself in the car, in terror of a wasps' nest, that's when onlookers will gather'
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Rebecca Tyrrel: Days Like Those
Monday, 14 July 2008
'For his village debut, Matthew is expecting a grand welcome, with bunting, balloons and a hog roast'
Rebecca Tyrrel: Days Like Those
Monday, 7 July 2008
'Never before has Matthew had such easy access to Waitrose. He thinks it's changed his life'
Rebecca Tyrrel: Days Like Those
Monday, 30 June 2008
'To keep Mish and Miles under control, Matthew drew up new guidelines, a tortoise apartheid'
Rebecca Tyrrel: Days Like Those
Monday, 23 June 2008
'I wasn't at all sure that Mish was consenting, but now with this fresh, French, Jeremy business...'
Rebecca Tyrrel: Days Like Those
Monday, 16 June 2008
'We can't have Diddy David Hamilton in a car with a table wedged in it, can we? No, we certainly cannot'
Rebecca Tyrrel: Days Like Those
Monday, 9 June 2008
'Matthew's obsession with the internet has turned him into a creature from mythology: half-man, half-laptop'
Rebecca Tyrrel: Days Like Those
Monday, 26 May 2008
'The cottage feels homely, and will be even more so when Matthew arrives and turns on a TV in every room'
Rebecca Tyrrel: Days Like Those
Monday, 19 May 2008
'It wasn't easy to decipher the questions because the fencing helmet, worn throughout, acted as a voice muffler'
Rebecca Tyrrel: Days Like Those
Monday, 12 May 2008
'Matthew has always had such a deep love for bluebells. If you want to turn his head, just mention a bluebell'
Rebecca Tyrrel: Days Like Those
Monday, 5 May 2008
'I ask Matthew why he's wearing a black yarmulke. He says he doesn't have a black armband and is mourning his treadmill'
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