14
Aug
2020
Come, come, the bells do cry
I am sick, I must die. Lord have mercy upon us… Thomas Nashe wrote In Time of Pestilence at a time when... Read More
18
Jul
2020
A Twitter of Linnets
A TWITTER OF LINNETS Today started with a twitter of linnets in the garden. The young have fledged and flown, but mummy... Read More
8
Jul
2020
Common Sense (or lack of it)
Reading the Independent on Monday, I was struck by a couple of items bizarre enough for me to wonder whether April 1st... Read More
20
Jun
2020
Internet Woes.
I’ve had it with Zoom. It’s slow to connect, there’s no synchronisation, the sound’s poor and the heads that pop up on... Read More
13
Jun
2020
Foundlings
I’ve been fascinated by the Long Lost Family TV programmes on people abandoned as babies – one was found in a wooden... Read More