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The thermometer has been nudging 30C this week in London. The question is what to drink to cool down? The answer is Mateus Rosé.

I have been making stinging aiolis for more than twenty years so I’ve got the hang of it.

I was warned not to read the second volume of Barbara Skelton’s memoirs – I’m glad I disobeyed orders.

In 1966 a stamp cost 4d or in decimal currency 1p. Today it costs 85p for a First Class stamp.

Nothing matters until it matters. This is especially true about climate change.

I started this website in July 2015 when my job in the City came to an end. Hitherto my writing had been restricted to thank you letters and I thought I’d like to extend my range.

I had lunch at the Savile on Wednesday with a friend, as his guest, and two of his friends.

Thank Heaven! the crisis, The danger, is past, And the lingering illness Is over at last— And the fever called “Living” Is conquered at last. (For Annie, Edgar Allan Poe)