My son had changed the theme of his brand new blog, choosing a red and black affair more suited to a thriller than a story of overcoming the odds. To be fair, the picture of Death and the first lines of his blog do read like a murder mystery… as, in some ways, they are, though the mystery involved goes deeper than a detective story.

We had discussed the practicalities of accessibility and navigation as well as questions of personal taste. “It’s a Marmite blog,” he grinned. “You either love it or hate it.”
“Well anyway,” I brandished the cloth with which I was polishing the black gloss furniture and red leather, “it matches your house.” He looked at me wide eyed. “And your suit.”
“So it does…Must have been subconscious.”

He hadn’t realised. He lives in that colour scheme. The suit and shirt he wears for special occasions…