Mia, a Westiepoo and Zoe, a tiny poodle, both of Fort Mill, have been best friends since Mia was 8 weeks old.

Many of the legitimate nightclubs of today sprang like legalized phoenixes from the still-hot ashes of the speakeasies of prohibition days.

In the 1890s and in the early years of the present century there was considerable building development in the area around Sanderstead, Warlingham and Oxted, where large villas were springing up. East Grinstead, Tunbridge Wells and Uckfield were growing fast, as was that loosely knit subtopia—neither town, village nor country—which is known collectively as Crowborough.

I use an alarm clock to ensure that I get up on time.