No one would want to be on the killing floor of the Colosseum, but it's not so bad if you're safely up in the bleachers. FWIW the Guardian has enraged anti-Semites: https://twitter.com/flyingdancer/s… (View Post)

Outside the desolation of central London, the mood does seem brighter. The pubs are almost full now, restaurants are reopening, buses and trains are halfway back to normal. Hmm. (View Post)

Yes, I am this minute buying some organic, cruelty free, ethically harvested wholemeal popcorn (View Post)

Meanwhile on Twitter there is quite the spectacle: the hard left is now trying to cancel..... The Guardian. Is this the revolution devouring its own, as expected? https://twitter.com/BenJolly9/status… (View Post)

Just had a beautiful family picnic on Hampstead Heath, under the collonades of Kenwood, looking south across the sunlit city. The wine was a very fine viognier: Domaine de la Janasse, 2018 (View Post)