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Things I discovered when I went out to the car at 9am today, for an early trip to Croome to catch the frosty light: 1. When you open the iced-up door of a soft-top roadster, the windows make a distinctly … Continued

This morning R (who recognises a wife who’s heading rapidly back towards toddlerhood when he sees one scowling at the toaster with her bottom lip stuck out) volunteered to drive me up to Birmingham for my appointment. And for once … Continued

A word which describes the quality of concentration I’ve been able to muster today, after having woken at 3.30 am and not been able to get back properly to sleep; and also the level of attention I’ve bestowed on my … Continued

L’s young man, The Statistician, arrived this afternoon – just in time not to be treated to the full expletory range of my opinions about The Trainline, which has compelled me download an app on my phone in order to … Continued

“Are we ready to go? “No: L isn’t down yet.” “What’s she doing?” “Changing her entire outfit for the third time, I think.” “Oh no – we’re already late!” “Don’t worry about it – from K’s perspective late is probably … Continued

This morning R and I girded our loins and went off to Waitrose to collect the beef Wellington for Boxing Day – where, to our surprise (but as suggested to me by the staff member with whom I placed the … Continued

When I came down for breakfast this morning there was a pheasant in the garden, which was a sufficiently unusual sight to send me straight back upstairs for the Big Lens. I didn’t want to open the back door because … Continued

After spending the early part of the day doing useful things – laundry, computer updates and gift wrapping, mainly – I decided that a little life-enhancement was in order; so I zoomed off to Croome, arriving about half an hour … Continued

“And a stah-li-hing in a beeeech treeee….” After a late and restless night I woke this morning irritable and viral, with a horrible sore throat. I very much didn’t want to speak to anyone, so it was lucky for R … Continued

After several days when it never seemed to get properly light, today was bright and sunny, though cold. I had to go to the bank in Stratford, and I thought I should take advantage of the better light and pay … Continued