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After the event

…life goes on. Thank you for the messages of support after the events of 15 March. It stirred memories...

Yes, it’s the other half’s birthday today, so I must be brief. She shares it with – but, no, the...

February 2019 won’t rank highly on my list of favourite months – all a bit hectic in various ways. Apo...

Apparently today’s sudden burst of sunshine presages a heatwave, and it was certainly enough to keep me from putting u...

Here in New Zealand we are in the throes of summer, and even days where the forecast has been rather threatening in term...

It’s the time of the year when people take on resolutions about changing behaviour, so it’s not inappropriate to con...

Looking for something different for the BBC Music Magazine Christmas issue, I found myself doodling a Christmas tree sha...

Some Christmas puzzles are already appearing, so this week I am putting up one of my own – an Independent daily fr...

In the Southern Hemisphere at least. Radio NZ Concert obligingly played Vivaldi’s seasonal concerto yesterda...

It’s not often I have to rearrange things to fit in the crosswording, but this has been a busy week, with the resu...

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