Mellow Yellow

Many religions prescribe ritual purification prior to worship. A slosh of mouthwash after a surfeit of garlic suffices in the Church of England, although this is voluntary and often observed in the breach.

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Life on the Ocean … Waive

Two clues in yesterday’s Times Crossword. “London district where no one returns around cocktail time (9); No gin served up? One whisky short? He may be devastated! (5,6)” I like the way the compiler is thinking.

Aggiornamento

Aggiornamento is a lovely word; it means bringing up-to-date. So you get an aggiornamento here most days.

Schengen Matters

When I’m at home I am not in Schengen but Schengen can be in me – a riesling from Luxembourg, where the treaty was signed in 1985.

Gandamack Lodge

Inexplicably I forgot to mention Gandamack Lodge when I wrote about eccentric hotels in 2016: Room With a View.

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