Pre-Hamish, though Duncan and I didn’t struggle to fill our weekends, looking back on it, they were certainly an exercise in leisure. We didn’t worry about housework – having a party every so often ensured the house got cleaned. Dinners out were a common occurrence and long Sunday afternoons at the pub were not unusual. [...]

Duncan to Hamish: “Hamish, mum already told you off for doing that. You’re not Brittany Spears: you can’t just say ‘oops’ and write a song about it.” And again, Duncan to Hamish: “Are you going to go down for your nap so that mum can go for a run and I can make muffins? … [...]