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The Purple Zone

Reader, I married her...
This is one of the few pictures of my wife, Mary-Lou, known to exist. Despite several years spent trying to give her the slip via relocation to Oxford and then, when she moved to Bedford, Manchester, we finally got married on 22nd April 2000 in Milborne Port, Somerset:

"I love the ground under his feet,
and the air over his head,
and everything he touches,
and every word he says.
I love all his looks, and all his actions,
and him entirely and altogether."
-- Mary-Lou's wedding speech (from Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë)

Amazing facts about Mary-Lou

• She likes purple.
• Yes, she is named after that Rick Nelson song.
• She was Courier editor at Aberystwyth from 1993-4, during which time she completely violated all principles of editorial independence and good taste by publishing (almost) all my articles.
• Her feet are sometimes colder than most thermometers will register. However, the "touch test" yields a reading of "Yeeaaarrrrghhhh! Gerr'em off me!!"
• Her passage through life is marked by a trail of used tissues.
• She indulges my tragic obsessions. Did your wife buy you a trip on the Settle & Carlisle for your birthday?
• Don't forget the purple thing.
• Occasionally, she has been known to be wrong about something.
• Despite an incredibly successful track record when it comes to selecting interior decor and furnishings, she also likes black leather pouffes.
• She is a distant descendant of the Pied Piper of Hamlyn; small children (and duvets) are often drawn to her by an irresistible force of attraction and find themselves pinned helplessly to her side.
• She thinks George Clooney's best feature is his elbows.
• She likes Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Simpsons, the works of Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Pre-Raphaelite and Art Nouveau art, Stephen Fry, Julian Clary, Harry Potter, Labyrinth, chocolate and cats. She believes in republicanism, social justice and God.
• You can email her.
• Did I mention that she likes purple?

Own an original piece of Mary-Lou Rixon glass painting! These fine and uniquely decorated glass vessels add warmth and colour to any room. Call Ade Rixon, sole agent, now to commission your own piece. (Please have your chequebook and a stiff drink ready. Bottles extra.)

(Why yes, I do have a page about our cat too...)