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Hi, I’m Lesley Cordell a resident of Henlow in Bedfordshire. I’m an author of illustrated books for young children and ‘Angus The Little White Fluffy Cloud Who Fell in Love With The Sun’ is available on Amazon and has 27 Five Star Reviews!

Could I Have I accept that language evolves, and we don’t all need to speak like Hyacinth Bouquet but using ‘can I get’ as a request instead of ‘could I have’ is a pet hate of mine. Pre Covid I was sat in a cafe when I heard “Can I get no butter on my toast?” It’s just wrong! If I was a waitress and someone started a sentence with ‘can I get’ I think I might reply ‘It’s my job to get it. What would you like?’

FIreworks They are magnificently gorgeous. But they terrify wildlife, pets and babies and are dangerous. So I think it’s about time we stopped using them to celebrate not just Guy Fawkes but all those other occasions when fireworks are now considered appropriate. When so much can be done virtually and with lasers. I think we should try and do without the risk and the bang.

Nose PICkINg And finally. Nose picking. That very personal excavation that if required should be done in private out of sight and in the vicinity of a wash hand basin. Not whilst sat in your car in a queue of traffic or whilst pondering which item to select from a supermarket shelf. The picking is bad enough. But where pickers put the sample! Let’s not go there!

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