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Listening to Endless Forms, a reference to Joseph Lister antiseptics at St Mary's nudged me to search Robin Touquet. I found him: Robin Touquet obituary. Did I sleep with him? I remember his ample garden in Wimbledon. Whatever, we passed through each others lives swiftly and without consequence, except a warm feeling of respect remaining.… Continue reading Robin

Endless Forms By Seirian Sumner describes the extraordinary Life Cycle of a wasp: Life freezing venom, a single sting renders their victim as putty in their mandible. No room for nurture. Wasp waist. Frequent literary /art / film references, usually negative, 'beware of waspish behaviour' shakespear, metaphore for evil - perpetuated their reputation. Ian Banks… Continue reading Endless Forms – the secret world of wasps

Emerging from the wood to the Beccles Road, I heard a rustle and then saw a large SUV parked, and a man heaving the oak wood, I'd had recently felled, into the back of his car. 'Ah, I see you are taking my wood', I say, evenly with a smile, as I imagine the man… Continue reading What comes round goes round

Today in Basildon Crown Court, 4 Just Stop Oil supporters have been imprisoned for up to 3 years, whilst 1 received a suspended sentence. The 5 took action by occupying tunnels under the road leading to Navigator Oil Terminal August 2022." Tall Sam in the centre, Joe and Larch to his left, Chris to his… Continue reading Sam sentence

Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' opinions drown out your own inner voice. 
And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow… Continue reading Steve Jobs

A glorious end of August day, feeling very much like a September day. We met at White House Farm, where Jason gave good welcome and I met for the first time his daughter almost a year old. Not in photograph albums, nor in a library or book case nor on a computer, but stacked slices… Continue reading Celebrating the swallow

It's not good news, I felt it immediately. Not for Trumps ear nor for the democrates. The attempted assassination has bolstered Trump’s support, especially among the conservative evangelicals - Trump's favorability rating increased to 40% following the shooting. “The word of God works,” said Stuck. “It saved his life.” Republicans wear ear bandages in ‘solidarity’… Continue reading Trump shooting