Last month, I wrote about discovering about sock fetishes and that I could not make the image of lace ruffle top socks, that were so popular in the 1980s, disappear from my mind.

This double garage stands next to a farm not far from my home. Its doors open onto a grassy area. The owner seems to have forgotten to commission the construction of a drive.

I cannot make the image of lace socks disappear from my mind now – some things stick.

“It’s very sexual”, said Alan, a fellow artist, after he had scrutinized the photograph for minutes. I felt reprimanded but could not be bothered to argue.

When I mentioned David Cameron’s concept of “wealth creators” in a recent blog post about the Bromham quarry proposals, I knew that something felt wrong but I could not put my finger on it. Now I know.

A photograph from the stylish 1980s, when men were still allowed to wear makeup and pink scarves.