The Pensioner

By Pensioner

Path

The wind blew in from the north-east but I was snug in my little wendy house up the slope. Well, I was in there caulking it now that I’ve got access again, with the rocky path completed and safe to walk on, or thereabouts. 
Evening found me watching Hearts away in the cup to St Mirren on TV. I was just going to watch a wee bit, honestly. But with Hearts 1-0 down in the 23rd minute, I couldn’t really stop at that point, could I? And the SK was being indulgent: carry on, she said. And with six minutes to go we equalised. So that meant a half hour of extra time. And then, with no further goals, penalties. I could have stopped there but the draw for the quarter finals was coming up…

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