"Nostalgia isn't what it used to be" the saying goes, and maybe it never was, but you can still have fun with it. So thought Chris Kennett as he compiled this collection of mainly light-hearted verses about those things which really matter in life - non-existent instruction manuals, for example, or finding a public loo open when you need one. And you may well find yourself nodding in agreement with his wry observations on the way we live today.

Chris lives in Bedfordshire and is a cat lover. He has always enjoyed wordplay, tends to think in rhyme and began writing poetry over 20 years ago. His inspiration comes from entering supermarket competitions in the days when you could win prize holidays by writing a rhyming slogan for your favourite product.

So having set the scene it's now time to look inside as we watch the world go by.