Having bleated incoherently about the medical profession yesterday, I discovered this morning that DG
Friday 30 November 2012
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
Tuesday 20 November 2012
As I Was Saying
I think I may have mentioned tattoos recently - and here I am, moth-like, drawn to the subject again. This
Marcel's Citrus Epiphany
Speaking of food in novels, when one of my daughters was still at school, they
Sunday 18 November 2012
Saturday 17 November 2012
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
Tuesday 13 November 2012
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
Sunday 11 November 2012
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
Tuesday 6 November 2012
Vote One: Ol' Creepy
For any American readers wrestling with their democratic duty, here is a suggestion from
Monday 5 November 2012
Thursday 1 November 2012
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