Boil Yer 'ead

The tried and trusted cure for stuffy noses in this family is a bowl of boiling water with some Olbas Oil in it. Stick your head under a towel and breathe deeply. My mum used to use friars balsam before the days of Olbas; I still remember the smell....

Poor old Alf, the first day of the holidays where we actually had some plans to meet up with friends and he is struck down with man flu. I couldn't subject Cineworld to his constant coughing and nose-trumpeting so we gave it a miss.

If he's lucky later, I'll let him help me litter the village with posters for the midsummer picnic. That should REALLY cheer him up!!