Mr Romance 
Aren’t phobias strange? Totally irrational and uncontrollable but non-the-less intriguing. I met a Taiwanese girl once who was terrified of chickens. Mrs Romance knows an Italian lady who is petrified … Read more
Lunch. It’s an important meal and one that Mrs Romance values highly. It’s right up there with breakfast and dinner, and if it looks like she’s going to miss it, … Read more
There’s nothing quite like the crack and jangle of ice as it tumbles about in a cocktail shaker. Watching a good mixologist is like watching an artist and a scientist … Read more
Mrs Romance loves corn. She could eat it for every meal, every day for the rest of her life. When she dies, she wants to be buried in corn. Until … Read more
There are always rules. Never trust a thin chef, always trust a barber with bad hair, only ever eat white snow… for Valentine’s Day, there are rules just the same: … Read more
I’m really quite good at tying my shoe laces. I can do it almost without thinking. I can also cross the road safely and effectively… most of the time and … Read more
Ever get that feeling he’s really not happy while you peruse the aisles? Wonder what’s going through his mind as he slumps into one of what Mrs Romance calls the … Read more
Have you ever swum with crocodiles? Have you ever lit a firework and held it in your hand? Are you partial to leaping from moving vehicles? No? Then you probably … Read more
It’s taken me years to wean Mrs Romance off Valentine’s Day. I know it doesn’t sound very romantic, but I really don’t enjoy being held over the Hallmark barrel while … Read more
There’s something about the hot weather that makes us crave those icy-cold zesty cocktails. Cool condensation that drips from the chilled bottle. The tall glasses, the rattle of ice. A … Read more