And those weird China blues never go away

As I mentioned, Mabel didn't compete at DERT this year as one member of the team was at a wake. The formal funeral was on the Friday before, and (unsure whether it was going to be a close-friends-only affair) I'd enquired tentatively whether I could go along. It was in London, I figured I could slide out of the office for a couple of hours and show my face.

( Charlie's funeral )