SENIOR MOMENTS

Mum was complaining about her broken umbrella spokes so splashed out on a smart new one. The next downpour, I caught her going out with her old brolly. “Oh my new one is far too good to use. I’m saving it for a special occasion!” A rainy day perhaps? Jayne Rebould, S Devon

I was having a steak pie for my tea and made a cup of gravy to go with it. I also made a cup of tea. I took my pie out of the oven and poured the gravy over. Then I saw the gravy still in the cup – I had covered my pie in tea. Stella Michie, Leeds

I was sitting in the library waiting for an art morning to start but was quite early. “I wish I had brought something to read,” I thought – before realising where I was! Mrs M Hawthorn, Hants