This is a collection of short stories of events and emotions of everyday folk, humorously told, based on the author's experiences and observations covering work and relaxation. The first is set in the Yorkshire Dales involving estate agency and farming and includes a mystery and romance. The second and third stories cover the less attractive side of human nature. The two stories preceding the last one relate incidents in childhood during WWII whilst the last covers the author's teaching experiences in a variety of schools and related recollections.