Having loaded the breakfast crockery into the dishwasher, Anne considered how she might spend the New Year Bank Holiday. Brian had gone off to follow the hunt which traditionally met in the Market Place on a New Year's morning, whilst Barnaby and Adam had left early for a non-league football match up in Yorkshire. She knew Adam had left without draining his spuds and that they'd be in for a long drive, a thought which rather turned her on. Aroused by the knowledge that her lodger had embarked on a three hour plus journey without going to the toilet, Anne considered her own needs. She needed to do rather more than a pee, but was in no great hurry and certainly didn't intend wasting a golden opportunity for a little naughtiness whilst it was there.
Although she had a comfortable feeling of fullness, her own need was not yet quite what might be considered urgent. If anything she'd been rather constipated since Christmas, only managing one good poo on Boxing Day and another three days later on December 29th. It wasn't altogether surprising though. Mother had come to stay over Christmas and she'd insisted on cooking the Christmas lunch, a six course affair which was huge in the sense that only Mother could have made it. Spiced parsnip soup followed by smoked fish preceded the main Turkey course which, predictably enough, was accompanied by all the usual trimmings and some unique to Elizabeth Glenning too. Cheese and biscuits had, in French style, followed the main course. As if that hadn't been enough, Christmas pudding served with lashings of brandy sauce, was followed by mince pies and whipped cream, not forgetting the obligatory coffee and post-prandial Port. It was scarcely remarkable that they'd all ended up feeling stuffed - quite literally.
Unable to stop herself if she'd wanted, Anne had, unsurprisingly, done some smelly farts during the Queen's speech. This had naturally aroused the disgust of her mother and resulted in a rather bitchy exchange which neither of them had been able to resist. Thankfully Mother had returned home on Boxing Day, leaving Anne – and her bowels – to do as they pleased.
A week on the memory of that huge meal still made Anne feel a little unwell and she was convinced that part of it still lurked somewhere in her system.