I'm in the throes of reading and very much enjoying, a host of John Mortimer books and took the liberty of plagiarising one of his titles since it so closely resembles my life as a "Septuagenarian".
Not I hasten to add, that I see myself as a Caledonian version of "Rumpole", rather more that Mortimer's analysis of his later years does in some ways resemble my life in my seventh decade !
Having said that, in Wilma/Bunty I do have a much better half in "She who must be obeyed". I suppose that a predilection for port could also count and since there is no equivalent of "Pomeroy's" in Inverness, then the "Inverness Caley Thistle Supporters Club" fulfils the role more than adequately!
Further investigation into Rumpole though has also highlighted our joint love of Fried Breakfasts and Steak and Kidney Pudding, yet I have managed to stop the nicotine as opposed to Horace's love of cheroots.
The title comes from a quotation from Byron (who by the way went to school in Aberdeen);
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