Sailing in the Solent …what a joy! It’s been quite a while. I have done 2 Fastnets and one Caribbean 600 and many late nights on watch. Seadog. There is a marvellous sense of being in touch with primal nature – others call it the weather but also sea wind and oneself. We were sailing along the Solent with an overnight stay on the Isle of Wight. Sailing with my friends at London Corinthians Sailing Club There is our…
There is a widely broadcasted event of Armatya Sen being interrogated at Heathrow by a some what slow and ill informed immigration officer. In Sen’s immaculate wit we can all enjoy the moment. Well of course we would recognise the great man, have read his books or columns about him. Recall the 2016 event: “Mr. Sen, now a professor at Harvard, was awarded the 1998 Nobel Prize in economics for his contributions to the field of welfare economics. He…
Well we did say we would cover some trivia!! I am a keen fan of farmer’s markets. On Saturday mornings a Farmer’s Market comes to Notting Hill and I have been a supporter for many years now. I have got to know several of the people there with some affection. I buy some bread and cakes from a lady who started her own blog. She is keen about music -n I think called Indy – and deeply into ecology…
