"Having nothing in common has never got in the way"

COASTAL Suffolk, and we are instigating radical change; with an empty nest looming my husband and I have put ourselves to discovering areas of common interest. 

From now on we are to share more than history, chat, chores, rupture, reconciliation, worries and the delights of the marital bed; we are to share a leisure pursuit — something we don’t do already, individually or as a couple.

Fortunately for me this rules out having to join him in any of his activities requiring specialised footwear, equipment and/or the desire to put oneself in imminent danger of physical harm/death. Nor will I have to read sports sections, or grow summer salad and forget to water it. And there will be no gym. Or going through bank statements of a morning (which I say counts as a leisure activity: perverse enjoyment is still enjoyment).