CORRESPONDENCE

Kebble or quibble?

Dear Aunt Ethel,

To those skilled at matters surgical, a lost orchid is the euphemism for an ectopic testis or undescended testicle. Makes Tretchikoff's originals/collectors' pieces sound like priceless balderdash, perhaps?

Yours affectionately

Robert-Ian Caldwell

Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal
ric@caldwells.co.za