Friday 30 November 2012

What He Said

Having bleated incoherently about the medical profession yesterday, I discovered this morning that DG

Thursday 29 November 2012

Quacks

I like my doctor, but I worry about him. The trouble is he is already 84. I don't know what I'll do when he

Wednesday 28 November 2012

The Book What I Wrote

A couple of years ago, unable to find any novels that I really wanted to read, I decided I should act on my

Tuesday 27 November 2012

Ozymandias All Over Again

I don't know where it came from but for a long time we've had a mug commemorating Margaret Thatcher,

Monday 26 November 2012

Nothing is Lost

If you look hard enough, everything is on the Internet - including Judi Dench in the play I mentioned

Sunday 25 November 2012

A Girl After my Own Heart

I am no nearer understanding why I'm always in such a rush in the kitchen these days, but I have

Why the Rush

Lately I've noticed my attempts at cooking all too often end up being focussed on getting the process over

Saturday 24 November 2012

Thursday 22 November 2012

Corsets and Sable Trim

If I can't find some food in a book, then a passage that is full of details about clothes is the next best thing. As

Wednesday 21 November 2012

It Was Round and Pale Green

The bush is very smelly at the moment. At first I thought it might be because of the yellow flowers that are

Saturday 17 November 2012

Filial Duty

When I was young, I was quite often left by myself at home. My mother would

Friday 16 November 2012

Thursday 15 November 2012

Italian Antidotes

I have just spent twenty-four hours without coffee or tea and I have to, reluctantly, admit

Monday 12 November 2012

Books and Reading

I've just finished the new biography of Patrick Leigh Fermor by Artemis Cooper. One of the things that

Saturday 10 November 2012

Things I Never Knew about Canberra

A Canberra MP (Labor, it almost goes without saying, given that Canberra is a Labor city) had

Friday 9 November 2012

Monday 5 November 2012