In response to this question, the book is The Popinjay, by Iona McGregor.Yep, apparently there was a box of books lurking in my parents' attic that was only unearthed a month or so ago, and I've just gone through it. *iz happy*

A couple of kids are playing outside - from the sounds of it, aged about four or five.

One of them just started singing The Sweeney theme tune.

Germaine Greer is not happy at losing a light-hearted competition to a professional chef.

...it was nice knowing you all.

*g*

ETA: Bugger! There I was, hoping it would turn out I'd been in the shower all this time...

No close relative of mine fought in either war - those of my relatives who were of the right age to fight in the first war were a bit too busy gearing up for a different war, and none of my relatives were the right age for the second war had they been inclined to join up (my mother's family might have done - my father's certainly wouldn't ( Read more... )

I felt a great disturbance in the force, as if a million fans cried out and were suddenly silent.

gmh and I will be in the Auld Hoose on Thursday from about 5pm onwards if anyone cares to join us.

We'd love to see as many of you as we can.

Love's Labour's Lost: the play that really really needed a script editor.

Discuss.

Just did the BBC's Seven Days, Seven Questions quiz on the news website.

At the end, you get a ranking based on how you did - it's in three bands, and usually it's relevant to one of the questions.

This time, I was very amused to note that they're using Spinal Tap lyrics as the rankings...

No body in Cardinal Newman's grave.