Walnut In this picture the peregrine chick is thirty-six days old. Nathalie expects her to fledge in about a week.
Yellow Sam It seems rather like buying ones own furniture to build ones own castle, nevertheless that is what Richard Bellew did in 1472 – 1479 at Bellewstown.
Paddington Street Gardens On a wet and blustery day last week I walked to Marylebone for lunch with a friend.
An American Dream As I was writing about the Mustang fighter last week a reader, David Connor, was writing about another Mustang.
Essential Classics Radio 4’s offerings on weekday mornings do not appeal to me: Woman’s Hour and You and Yours with nothing of much interest in between.
My Cup of Tea I have not seen The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel and didn’t intend to. The idea of seeing a bunch of elderly actresses hamming it up did not appeal.
Securitisation I’ve set myself a challenge; to explain to myself and with luck you how securitisation works in banking and finance.