26 February 2007
Tweedledum and Tweedledee in the Cattle Market
Did Permira create Value for the Burghers of Cambridge when they 'built' the Travelodge Hotel? Audre Wylfing goes in search of the truth, finds a good long story and is charmed by P Y Gerbeau's contribution.
24 October 2006
Forbidden Fruit in the City of the Mind
Audrey Wylfing, on a mission to buy apartment property in Cambridge for the Ink-Jet Widows investment club, is delighted to see Rowan Pelling in the Free Press Pub.
25 August 2006
Expiring in The Belvedere
Audrey Wylfing is tempted to trade in her ramshackle property at Frog End for an apartment in The Belvedere and a heap of cash in an offshore account. But what would it be like to expire with a view of the railway line rather than the Med. Not very Thomas Mann.
21 August 2006
Maggie, Maggie, Maggie....
A group of Welsh miners have apparently been running a sweepstake on when Margaret Thatcher will die. Audrey Wylfing thinks that betting on this, given sufficient spreading, could yield a better return than the property market.
16 August 2006
No Spam Please We're British
Audry Wylfing has been approached by start-up company NSPWeb to invest in its new spam filter software "Do I Know You?" which is specifically designed for the Cambridge business market
12 August 2006
A Cabin for your Young People
Flush with cash? Looking for something for the property portfolio? Audrey Wylfing suggests you build a log cabin in your garden to house your Young People. Since they have little prospect of employment and cannot afford a house, why not keep them as domestic servants in an appropriate style?
22 July 2006
The Nubble on the Ink-Jet Cartridge
How can Audrey Wylfing sustain her lifestyle at Frog End? The answer is the royalties she receives from her late husband's invention - the nubble on the ink-jet cartridge that makes sure you can't use it again.
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