A most invigorating game of badmington last night, where Jacques and I in the first two games were 10-5 down, fought back to 14-14, and went on to win both. We then lost focus and the third game went against us 15-5. A rushed fourth game which we were winning had to be abandoned as time was running out.

I like to think it would have been just as much fun if the scores had been reversed, which they easily could have been.
Despite sarcastic comments along the lines of ‘should be in an antique shop’, I have no complaints about my trusty wooden racquet, from whose frame many a winning shot has come.