A Russian equivalent to “give them an inch and they’ll take a mile” is посади́ свинью́ за стол – она́ и но́ги на сто́л. It means “seat the pig at the table – she’ll put her legs on the table”

Evening tea started for me last week!

And it has a fan!

I saw some excellent knockers on a trip to Chepstow

Even in my advanced years, I still find CD cases hard to open sometimes.