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Friday, September 23, 2005

Baked Owl

I've just been to a new eating place - The Garden Restaurant. I had Baked Owl, with roast potatoes and garden vegetables, followed by custard tart (with fresh cream) and cherries. This was accompanied by a cafe latte grande. I had the best seat in the house with a wonderful view. Service was very... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Hi school

Our middle child is in his final year of Primary School. We received a letter and pack last night, preparing us for the Secondary School application process. Actually they should just have sent us a ticket with numbers from one to forty nine on it as the system is nothing more than a lottery. My... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 19, 2005

Even the salmon mousse didn't tempt me

I've just sat through a very dull meal with colleagues from agencies. The discussion was OK and relevant. The food was OK and relevant but I wasn't OK or relevant. I can talk to people face to face or over the 'phone or via e-mail but I can't engage in dinner table conversation. I just can't do it -... Sign in to see full entry.

Queen Victoria wasn't amused

but my son is. He boards at a dance school where the Royal Family used to stay. His dormitory has a conservatory attached where Queeen Victoria used to sit for hours and gaze out over the park. She described it often as one of her favourite places. I was sitting in there yesterday and considered how... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, September 17, 2005

My son plays football

for a local village team. He absolutely lives for the training as well as the games. I think he enjoys the camaraderie and is a true team player. He is a 'creative midfielder' or ['playmaker.' He does score goals but sets more up with his passing than he scores himself. He's also quite a fearsome... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, September 16, 2005

Fighting Temerarire

A poll on the BBC Radio 4 programme has just voted a painting by JMW Turner the greatest painting in Britain. It features the Temeraire being towed from Sheerness to Rotherhithe on the River Thames in 1835 to its final destination at the breaker's yard where it would be stripped and scrapped.... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

I was fast asleep

on my commuter train this morning. As usual it was packed and one of the windows was open which is good for fresh air and bad for fumes and noise pollution. About twenty minutes out I was woken with a sudden jump. I had been dreaming that I was lying in bed at home and a plane was approaching the... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, September 13, 2005

I'm tired

I'm tired today. It's a purely physical reaction to late nights. However, I was proud that I didn't blame work or see it as part of the problem because it isn't, it's part of the symptom. Work is necessary for security and all of us would-be writers need that, even if we also need an edge sometimes.... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 12, 2005

The Ashes

It's been a great day for Englishmen everywhere. We've won The Ashes. I realise, for non-cricketing followers that it would seem somewhat curious to win a pile of Ashes but for us, it's very, very important! The Ashes refers back to an article in the Sporting Tiimes of August 1882 when a mock... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, September 11, 2005

To the lighthouse

Im reading this masterpiece by Virginia Woolf at the moment. I remember seeing a TV dramatisation of it some years ago and remember the sea changes at key points. The children and I went up the coast this afternoon and walked round to an ancient white lighthouse that I remember so well from seaside... Sign in to see full entry.

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