The tone of recent posts

Mrs. Donatella informs me she has been unimpressed with the subject matter of recent posts and that they will only appeal to a small minority with the outlook of 10 year-old boys !

I acknowledge the comments given offline (!) and assure all readers I will be back with something more "mature" to write shortly when I feel sufficiently able and inspired.

Meanwhile I am in no danger of firing a toy machine gun out of the window, which I did when I was 10.....