The one I loved was Pliny's letters which I spent a year translating from the Latin. In them he described being in the bay of Naples as Vesuvius erupted and engulfed Pompey and Herculaneum. He d… (View Post)

When I went from being a solicitor to an advocate I had to pass exams in European law, Roman Law and Procedure. I had been a solicitor for nearly 20 years by then. I really enjoyed going back to stud… (View Post)

My wife was 42 when our youngest was born as well. I don't really remember much fuss about it, possibly because she was nearly half way to term before we had it confirmed. It was a bit of a surp… (View Post)

I did 2 or 3 weeks ancient Greek at the end of 5th year at school. I was supposed to be studying it the following year but I didn't go back and went to University instead. I can remember thalssa… (View Post)

It depends. When I have a complex case I can step up the work rate remarkably and get prodigious amounts done in very little time. But it is exhausting and for short bursts only. I could not possibly… (View Post)