The Salad Boat – gathering leaks from the sky Big blue Kraft Mayonnaise buckets placed strategically collect rainwater in the echoing yard behind the pub. In a random row they sit brimming before the publican goes with his measure and says, I have three inches today. His wife having left, sunshine hits, slips high enough for a brief hour to glisten in the water buckets and a red door closes the yard leading to the treasure trove awaiting the publican. Noel King
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