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I bought a big, stout, black umbrella with a spike on top but so far it's been a disappointment. It seemed huge in the shop, and I thought it would measure up very nicely to the puny telescopic things you see around. But now that I have it, there are great big umbrella people abroad everywhere, and I don't feel as special as I had expected. And it's actually quite hard to compare sizes properly - once you're alongside a rival who appeared impressive at a distance, all you can really see is the inside of your own umbrella. Of course, there isn't anywhere venerable in Brighton any more that has an Umbrella Dept., where you could seek the advice of a gentleman who has been in umbrellas for many years, and has some opinions on the subject, and will shoot a few up and down for you from the dozens on display. I had to go to Debenhams.
Stepping about with my new umbrella, I noticed a new convenience store in Preston Street called Thingslicious. A very fine name, if not as utterly post-descriptive as Well Done, the newsagent now open at Castle Square. Also, a new place in Montefiore Road that repairs boots and shoes. It's very conveniently located for me, but I can't leave any footwear at an establishment called Cobbler's Nest. I mean excuse my language, but what the fuck kind of idiotic name is Cobbler's Nest? Was there a bygone age when the most resilient shoe repairs were performed by craftsmen seated high in the branches of a tree? Is that what they're harking back to?