A celebration of swifts.
Author: Richard Carter
A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.
Book review: ‘Deep Work’ by Cal Newport
Rules for focused success in a distracted world.
Change…
Change needed to tackle climate crisis, says woman with four kids, three castles, two houses, and a palace.
Jobsworth at work
It’s great to see the post-Brexit Great British workforce, having thrown off the shackles of woke, EU red-tapery, has finally been allowed to rediscover a sense of pride in its work. It’s craftsmanship and a work ethic like this that put us on the moon! 🇬🇧
Book review: ‘The Eternal Season’ by Stephen Rutt
Ghosts of summers past, present and future.
Book review: ‘Unofficial Britain’ by Gareth E. Rees
Journeys through unexpected places.
Face down
For a brief moment this morning, I thought I’d spotted a corpse in the river at the back of the Co-op.
Gambling habit
New York Post: California nun to plead guilty for stealing over $800K to help pay for gambling trips That has got to be worth three Hail Maries and a How’s Your Father! Sister Kreuper, eh? Sister Croupier, more like!
Book review: ‘The Jeeves Omnibus, vol. 3’ by P.G. Wodehouse
Pip pip!
Book review: ‘The Heeding’ by Rob Cowen
Astonishingly good poetry collection.