Monday, 22 March 2021

Snippets of Downshire Life – Spring Forward

 

Downshire is a relatively small English county but that didn’t bother its inhabitants, they may not have been the biggest, but they were in no doubt that it was the best.

And that belief was no truer than in the southern town off Abbottsford which was Downshire’s administrative capital and the seat of the Downshire government.

It was also a place of learning thanks to the Downshire University, it could also boast that it was a Cathedral City, was home to Abbottsford Town football club and benefitted from the renowned Winston Churchill Hospital.

Two of the Nurses at the hospital were Ivan Christie and Kirsten Vaughan and they were on their first date on the Saturday night of the third weekend in March.

 

They had a nice meal at an Italian restaurant called Roberto’s and then went for drinks in the Castle Pub.

The conversation flowed all evening, with no embarrassed silences, and on the walk home the conversation turned to the impending clock change. 

“I hate British Summer Time” she said

“I don’t like losing an hour of sleep, it really messes with my head”

“Well don’t look at it so much as losing an hour’s sleep” he said “See it more as us being able to see each other an hour sooner than we expected tomorrow”

“Ah that’s very romantic” she said and kissed him

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