Readers of a certain age may remember the Brooke Bond Chimps depicted here, but it was the message on the back of the postcard I liked…

Norman is obviously on holiday in Bognor (see postmark), although the weather’s been a bit poo and probably not as nice as the continent where Mr and Mrs Whitlock went.  He then goes on to suggest that one of the chimps looks like Joan (which may be Mrs Whitlock’s christian name) “giving a dirty look”. By that I assume he means a stern look, rather than a filthy twinkle in her eye.

But sadly, he seems to have either got the address wrong, or Mr and Mrs Whitlock took the opportunity whilst he was away on holiday to move house and finally sever their friendship.