Devizes Road
I explained to you it should not have been moved
That’s how you lose things
Quiet girl
I moved it and let that be an end to it
Ellen Dunne replaced the lid of the marmalade pot and secreted it in the small cupboard above the kitchen table
I have not finished with that
You have now
Have you heard of Roger Smith?
Should I have?
He was a footballer
Scored twenty-two goals for Swindon Town
Is that why he is in the newspaper?
No
Then why is he in the paper?
He’s dead
Sad
How old was he?
Seventy-eight
Not much of an age given that grannie is nearly a hundred
Take your jacket off you are in now
I will take it off in my own good time
Do it now or I will not cook for thee
When your mother was alive
She would have told you to take your jacket off at the table
Do not think you are not too old for me to put you over my knee
I would like to see you try
You have a bad mouth my girl
With you around no wonder
Have you got my sandwiches ready for tomorrow?
I have an early start
Corned beef would be nice
You will get what you are given and let that be an end to it
A Kitchen Sink Drama written by a Working Class Intellectual whilst on his travels in the West Country on a freezing December day in 2017.