The Field

Drink to me only…

I’M usually excused from Valentine’s Day duties, having had the foresight to get married on 11 February all those years ago. Mrs Ray turns a blind eye to what she – rather unfortunately – terms the VD celebrations, on the strict understanding that I make the most enormous fuss of her on our anniversary.

I do my best, but I’ve been on the back foot ever since the wedding itself and a honeymoon spent in

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