Levelling Up

  The peregrine falcon chick has been ringed and is a falcon; if male she would be a tiercel. This morning she jumped up on the balcony wall for the first time.

Shop Lifting

You will be aware the law keeps changing, and some innocent and lucrative pursuits, like insider trading and market manipulation, suddenly become illegal.

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Hawes & Curtis

I first noticed Hawes & Curtis about ten years ago. I was still working in the City and bought a couple of cheap off-the-peg suits.

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Grub’s Up

  The peregrine falcons have hatched a chick. Azina, a young first-time mother, has learned how to feed her offspring. The chick has no eating disorder.

Fulham Cross

This is Fulham Cross, essentially where the Lillie Road intersects with the Munster Road.

Walkies and Drinkies

Herbert Johnson supplied my Blackthorn at the tax payers’ expense in 1973. It was an essential accoutrement for even the most junior officer in 1 IG (1st Battalion, Irish Guards).