but today I am in Bristol - we sat by the fire, me mending jumpers while my Japanese friend, K made a patchwork quilt and we spoke together about everything:
I showed her the holes in my jumper and made a crying face
moths ... moths make me sad
she thought I was talking about moss and looked puzzled, I explained about the creatures that eat my jumpers
aaah yes in Japan sometimes I think I can hear them in the roof space
That turned out to be mouses so I mimed an evil tiny flying nibbling thing
A Homage to Harmsworth.
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The start of Jonathan Parry’s very enlightening LRB review of The Chief:
The Life of Lord Northcliffe by Andrew Roberts (1 December 2022; archived):
‘Do do...
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