If you knew sushi like I know sushi…
My second day in Tokyo, and I’m still like a kid in a toyshop. If it weren’t for the fact that these plates are standing on end, and that gravity-resistant…
Cats that look like Hitler
Thanks to Dan for discovering, via a recent copy of Web User magazine, the wonderfully named www.catsthatlooklikehitler.com, which does exactly what it says on the tin, and is possibly my…
Where are all the wasps?
Sitting in the garden over dinner recently, some friends and I wondered what happened to all the wasps? According to recent headlines, there are killer wasps murdering and maiming the…
Anna Raeburn on Tamara Karsavina
Very pleasantly surprised to hear Anna Raeburn choosing Tamara Karsavina as the person of her choice in Radio 4’s Great Lives series . Of all the people to choose a…
The things you nearly throw away
I have annoyed more than a few people with my hoarding habits, particularly with regard to books. I try to improve, but there are things which I simply cannot throw…
HAPPY CHRISTMAS 2005
HAPPY CHRISTMAS! There’s a wonderful restaurant in Prague called Restaurace Století where I’ve spent many a happy time with friends and colleagues from the ballet masterclasses. Each dish on Století’s…