IT HAPPENED TO ME…
Nose pad windfall
ust having read the excellent book JOTT by Mary Rose Barrington [see ], I thought I would relate an experience that my husband and I had. Six years ago, we lost a very dear friend – who died most suddenly and unexpectedly on a holiday abroad. It was a huge shock for his family and friends. Because of the length of time it took to hold the funeral, there was a long period of waiting. During this time, one day we were surprised to discover a piece of plastic in the middle of our hallway. We found it was the nose pad to a pair of glasses, inscribed with the word “Police”. We knew this was a make of sunglasses – but neither of us owned a pair from that brand. This was during a very wet and miserable March – so it was extremely unlikely that any of our visitors were wearing sunglasses when they came into the house (not that we remembered anyone wearing any.) Our hallway has laminate flooring and is swept regularly. It is a thoroughfare for us to get to the kitchen and upstairs. It seemed unlikely that this was walked into the house –
