Now you know me, once a column is finished then that’s it, done and dusted, gone.

I have a regular space to fill and that’s what I do. No more, no less. Job done, and off we go with a new week and a blank screen to fill.

The problem is that last week’s column was about Brexit, and Brexit is not going to go away any time soon.

What worries me is that Boris Johnson just seems to be wandering around the country promising pay rises to one and all and practising his semi-amused daft grin.

The impression that I get from his casual attitude is that he just wants to leave without a deal and get on with the next general election.

But Brexit is not going to vanish, and I would like to hope that, deep down, Boris is working hard to pull a rabbit out of his top hat.

But I have to admit that things do not look good.

And then something else happened.

The other day I was watching the news on TV and something that a political reporter said made me sit up and listen.

I’ve been a tiny bit puzzled by Boris’ almost casual approach to the Brexit conundrum. It’s as though he has a winning poker hand and he can’t wait to show it.

There’s definitely something going on, but I just don’t know what.

And then suddenly this reporter made my ears go on the alert.

He was telling us all about an unexpected visitor who had arrived out of the blue to call on Mr Johnson in Downing Street.

It was one of President Trump’s top men.

Imagine the scene. Boris in number 10 enjoying his morning coffee and adding a chapter to his memoirs when the doorbell rang.

’Well I never,’ he said to his caller. ’What a surprise to have the United States national security advisor unexpectedly dropping in to see me with a personal message from the President of the USA.’

It transpired that the personal message from Donald to Boris was to re-assure the Prime Minister that if he left the EU without signing this deal or no deal clause that everyone is going on about, the USA would welcome the UK with open arms and would fast track as many trade agreements as the new best mates could handle.

Unfortunately, I remember similar promises being made by Mr Trump to his other one time best friends in Canada, North Korea, China and several assorted Middle Eastern countries, and I would hope that the alarm bells would be loud enough to make Boris wonder why the President would send a security advisor to say hello instead of a member of the USA trade department.

The plot thickens.

Where will it all end? We’ll find out soon enough.

As my long-gone grandmother would say with a shake of her wise head and an intake of air, ’Mark my words, it’ll be a pigs foot in the morning’.

Anyway, that’s enough serious stuff to last us for a while.

Don’t forget the Pulrose re-union on Sunday, August 25.

It’s on at the Pinewood in Pully and it is open to anyone with a connection to, or an interest in anything to do with Pulrose.

Did you live in Pulrose? Did you go to the Sunshine School, and do you remember the two churches?

Can you remember when the new shops were opened?

If you have a tale to tell or a memory to share, just come along on Sunday afternoon.

We need old photos to put on show and we look forward to seeing old residents and making new friends.

I’ll be there to say a few words too.

Why don’t you come along and join in?

We will have a raffle. There will be something to eat, (free), the bar is open all afternoon, (not free).

See you on Sunday!

PS. Well the races are on, and the weather is back to normal.

A decade ago Pullyman - aka Michael Cowin - was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, a condition that affects people in different ways. Michael discovered writing and Island Life is featuring some of his musings. Sometimes topical, sometimes nostalgic, read about life as seen through the eyes of Pullyman