For the last couple of days, I’ve been deeply immersed in PG Wodehouse: A Life in Letters, edited by Sophie Ratcliffe. If I hadn’t had to go to the office, I’d have finished the book in less than a day – it is utterly, UTTERLY fascinating. Read more

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In no particular order, and in addition to this

Deleting all the mails relating to old editions of the magazine that have been cluttering up my inbox for months. Out damn spot, out I say! (This damn doesn’t count as an expletive. It’s a quote from Macbeth, so there.) Read more

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1. It’s still possible to get every possible thing from a geyser to an embroidery ring under one roof – New Market (not to mention every possible kind of food, shoe, flower, garment, home decor thingie, utility thingie, even unto black and red lace lingerie with fishnet stockings and garters if you’re so inclined). Read more

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Among the many strange songs my classmates and I used to sing when we were small, one went: Going to the zoo, zoo, zoo / How about you, you, you? (Or was it Going to the loo, loo, loo / How about you, you, you? I really don’t remember.) Read more

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