Oh dear…
Hullo, Dr Alan here. Rather worried about Tim – frothing on about ravens in this very esteemed of blogs. Funny how he didn’t mention the fantastic Reading Is Fundamental organisation and their excellent readings in bookshops – wot Sian Pattenden has done some of. If you want to view their site, click here.
Written by Dr Alan on Friday 9th June 2006
Ravens!
Dr Tim here. I spotted a raven while out on one of my long walks, and thought that it should appear on my blog. It seemed to have something of the darkly evil about it, although I’m sure it’s a nice enough fellow, or fellowess. It reminded me of one Agatha Bilke. I could have sworn these raven types were listening to Beyonce on a transistor, it being the summer and all.
Sometimes these fleeting moments reveal the essence of being a top-notch doctor. Or bird.
Written by Dr Tim on Friday 9th June 2006
Retail Parks!
Hullo there from me, Dr Alan Humphrey. My, the weather has been wet lately, has it not? Well, this has nothing to do with the news I’m posting today. Just to let you know, author Sian Pattenden wowed the crowds at Watford Borders in Waterfields Retail Park today. There are a lot of retail parks in Watford, millions of them. They do not look much Pattenden’s local stomping ground, Hampstead Park (pictured). It is full of exciting people – only just last week the woman from the Lottery ads and posh intellectual Melvyn Bragg were spotted wandering around, looking for some famous doctors to help them with some mental problems (probably). The picture here was taken when a dog tried to sniff a young child, and both parties got uppity. Funny things, dogs. Well, I’m rambling here when I have lots of important things to do, like polish the clipboards. Speak to you shortly, therapy fans.
Written by Dr Alan on Tuesday 23rd May 2006
Readings!
We Humphreys have been so busy lately that we haven’t had time to attend any readings of our manual You Can Do The Humphrey Technique ahem, The Awful Tale of Agatha Bilke. But we are delighted to hear that Kingsway Juniors in Watford attended an auspicious reading by some author type today, and they were excellent listeners and askers of very Interesting Questions. New readers included Special and Grassy, a monkey and a green animal thing, respectively. Much fun – and biscuits – were had by all.
Watch this space for more news or you can e-mail the Doctors with any questions, if you need sorting out.
Anon! We have therapeutin’ to do.
Written by Dr Alan on Wednesday 3rd May 2006
Good news!
It seems that word of our fabulous Therapy – The Humphrey Technique – is spreading fast. In the Sunday Times (Children’s Book of the Week) 16 April there is a whole review dedicated to our important work and we are thrilled to have the “gentlemen” of the press reveal our ways to the nation.
However, we may have to clear a few things up. Our patients, it cites, “are ‘treated’ by well- intentioned but lunatic role-play”. Lunatic role play? This is a very important therapy and is not at all about lunatics, although it does involve some dressing up and props. Be aware, site-watchers, that we are professionals and Humphreys – and those two things are most rigorous and scientific. Still, we are delighted with our review and hope that the Humphrey Technique can save a few more troubled souls in the near future.
Written by Dr Alan on Monday 17th April 2006
Peas
There has been talk recently in the newspapers about a lady who is scared of peas. Terrified of the mini green blighters, she is. But this is not strange to us Humphreys, oh no.
We find this sort of thing very interesting and may contact her as she could well wind up in the TreadQuietly Clinic where we deal with phobias. It is all so timely. Agatha Bilke’s Awful Tale will be out in just under a month and already the population is gearing up, it seems, for the Humphrey Technique. We are very good at curing people, honestly.
If you have any questions about mine or Dr Alan’s work – what sort of pens we use at Treadquietly or where we get our hair cut – then then click the link below. We will try and respond when we have a moment. Some questions might be answered in the book itself, in which case we will respectfully respond with a page number.
E-mail us with your questions
If you are hoping for any free marshmallows then you have come to the wrong place. Mrs Pincer, our nurse, has locked the snacks cupboard.
Anon!
Written by Dr Tim on Thursday 23rd March 2006
Hello patients!
Welcome to the first ever blog from the Humphrey Doctors! In the next few weeks we’ll be detailing our marvellously Doctory lives at the TreadQuietly Clinic and perhaps mentioning how our therapeutic adventures have been transformed into a book about an absolutely Awful child called Agatha Bilke. Will we attempt to cure any more children? Will we win the Best Doctors Ever Award? We don’t yet know, but we’ve got clipboards so we’re going to try and find out.
Written by Dr Tim on Monday 9th January 2006
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