November 2020

HAPPY Black Friday! Regular readers (yes, you sir) will have deduced that I feel the same about the annual pre-Christmas sales spectacular as I do about adults dressing up for Halloween. A rather tacky American import embraced by those without wit or wisdom. Does that sound a trifle judgey to you? Good. That’s how I […]

I DON’T know about you, but watching the Masters golf just wasn’t the same this year. And you don’t need to be Hercule Poirot to work out why. Holding it in November rather than the traditional slot in early April meant we couldn’t feast our eyes on the flaming azaleas and other blooming delights that

I’VE not built the network I have on Linkedin by being particularly fussy when it comes to invitations. While the rump of people I’m connected to I know well or have met at least once, I’ve always been keen to add those I don’t know if they look like they will be an interesting connection.

MY idea for a fantasy dinner party based on the “rule of six” where you are allowed to invite five guests, living or dead, has had a huge response. OK, two people have bothered to send their suggestions. Food entrepreneur Mike Firth said the topic and title of his dinner party would be: “What the