That Umbrella

One of us owned a very posh umbrella which was carried all the way back from France, it was pink and gold with a gilt handle and a long spiked base.

I remember it like yesterday .................. we were both having our hair done - lacquered and shaped to last a week, what bliss ... then I noticed that Veronica, yes Veronica was sat next to my beloved umbrella and flicking her cigarette ash into the centre.

Now as a rule umbrellas do not work well with holes in them and it did not protect my new hair!