Sometimes, despite one’s best efforts to concentrate on the half-emptiness of the glass, things do turn out pretty well. 

            Sometimes someone’s beloved (ex-) maiden bitch has six fat gorgeous healthy puppies smack on due date and with no trouble AND turns out to be an exemplary mum.  And someone else gets a blog entry out of it.

            Sometimes southern-England weather is so glorious you involuntarily stop in the middle of a field to stare around in disbelief.*

            Sometime