Contents

Acknowledgements

1 My Dollyrocking Days Are Over

2 A Really Super Supermarket

3 Who Wants A Perfect Wife Anyway?

4 Let’s All Be Individualists

5 Life In Daniel’s Den

6 At A Disadvantage

7 Party Time Is Here Again

8 There Is A Verb To Chine

9 The Girl With A Fox

10 The Fox Grows Up

11 The Problems Of Captivity

12 In Search Of Non-Conformity

13 Hairdressing Is A Gift

14 On The Scent

16 Living-Room Overhaul

20 Deeply Cleansed

21 Home Economics

22 A Walk In The Woods

23 Embarrassing Moments

24 Freedom At Last

25 Life At The Launderette

27 Colour It Zing

28 A Pattern For Life

29 The Right Kind Of Face

31 Doing The Flowers

33 A Hint To One’s Beloved

34 Gathering Momentum

35 On With The Dance

36 Anyone For Etymology?

37 Mod Con vs Old Con

38 Are You Having An Affair With Your Husband?

39 The Imperfect Hostess

40 Accident Prone

41 The Jumble Sale Cycle

42 Lady of Leisure

43 Simmer Down Blood

44 What’s In A Name

45 A Real Marriage

46 Weekend Diggers

48 The Thirty-Nine-ish Years

49 Popping Into Hospital

50 After The Party

51 Anyone For A Reunion?

52 Makes A Change

54 Whatever Made You Choose Him?

55 Clearing The Air

56 Oh For A Silent Night

57 Magic Motoring Moments

58 After A Fashion

59 Sorting Out The Rubbish

61 A Question Of Confidence

62 Where Are You Now, Arthur Blenkinsop?

63 Sportin’ Life

64 You’re Just The Person … No I’m Not

67 A Time For Traditions And Grandmothers

68 Peace And Goodwill

69 Nothing But The Truth

70 Happy Families

71 Moving In And Making Friends

72 The Home Rinse

73 A Smile, A Purr and A Sigh

74 Bounding Through Life

75 A Cure For The Blues

76 Finding A Job

78 Dressing For The Occasion

79 The Husbands We Deserve

80 Looking Back

81 Red In The Face

82 I Would Take A Lover But …

84 M Is For Mystery

85 It’ll Do For The Cottage

87 With My Clipboard Underneath My Arm

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