Usutu Virus

I hoped I’d achieved hedge immunity against the box moth; however, it appeared at the end of last month, much earlier than I expected.

Democracy

The State Opening of Parliament today was scaled back because of Covid. Her Majesty as ever was a class-act; an old trouper at a familiar gig – her 67th performance.

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Spring Fever

PG Wodehouse was not one of the hard-faced men who did well out of the war. The men that Evelyn Waugh’s Basil Seal wanted to emulate in Put Out More Flags. 

Rubbish

“A 2 storey house of mid-c19 appearance. 7 bay front with die; keystones over windows; balustraded enclosed porch.” (Burke’s Guide to Country Houses, Mark Bence-Jones)

The Year of Wisteria

“Dear patient it is with regret that we have to cancel your appointment with Bogdan the Nurse today.” (sic, text received at 8.00 am this morning)

Who Won the War?

There are two pleasures on Sunday morning: not reading the Sunday papers, and reading The Spectator.

April Gleanings

If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end with doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties. ( The Advancement of Learning, Francis Bacon)