‘Trouble’ arrived in a Red Mini. And that’s not just the description of her skirt.
The large car drew up on the tarmac.
Yessica, The Beautiful Spy, leapt out and tripped over the kerb.
“We are going to Timperley” she cried. In fact, she cried all the way to Timperley. “A World Record” declared Big J.
“We’d better get some exercise”, announced The Boss (aka Yessica, The Beautiful Spy). So everyone leapt into the Mini and bounded off to Wythenshawe, where 299 members of an ancient tribe called “parkrun” were getting ready to perambulate for the 379th time.
You’ll maybe have guessed, dear reader, that there wasn’t sufficient space in the Mini to accommodate all of this team. But what you don’t know is that the ‘Mad Uncle’ (aka ‘Music Man’) and his Lusty* Companion live just around the corner, so could use shank’s pony to get to Oliver’s statue in Wythenshawe Park.
The weather was fine, the temperature warm, and the going fast, so it wasn’t a surprise that the runner supported by this magnificent team came home amongst the top 105 finishers. Position 103, actually. Full results are here.
Back in the Mini, and under Yessica The Beautiful Spy’s fresh instructions, the adventurous team headed towards Amsterdam, where there are lots of crocuses.
On the way, Big J was reminded about his ‘Compost Project”.
But that’s another story!
Meanwhile, the trip to Amsterdam came to a sudden halt in Walton Park, where the Mini ran out of juice.
“We’ll use these instead!” screamed the dynamic duo. And off they went. After about 30 minutes it occurred to them that whilst this means of transport certainly got some speed up, it didn’t really make much progress towards Amsterdam.
“We are going great” observed Big J, “but this carriage seems to be stuck to the ground!”
“I give up on you, Big J” announced Yessica, The Beautiful Spy, from the window of her Amsterdam apartment.
* ‘Lusty’ = 1 ‘healthy and strong’. 2 ‘vigorous or lively.
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