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The Roman Spring of Mrs Stone. August 2012.
Dear Rowley, Do you play the stock market darling? When I’ve got a few shekels I am seriously considering it. Of course only in a Mapp & Lucia fashion: ‘Siriami she said darkly’. I think what with the Olympics and Paralympics … Continue reading
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His Family & Other Animals. December 2011.
Dear Rowley, Well darling, the Grim Reaper’s been busy again this Christmastide though he had the good taste to leave my nearest and dearest alone this time. I was sorry to hear that Mirror columnist Sue Carroll had gone to the … Continue reading
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House of the Rising Sun. September 2011.
Dear Rowley, A sybaritic life sunning oneself like a salamander on the beaches of Corfu is amusing up to a point but I do miss putting pen to paper and sending you regular dispatches. Isn’t it perplexing that the simplest … Continue reading
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Possession. August 2011.
Dear Rowley, Can we talk about possession? No, not of the Satanic variety although I did have an experience many years ago that would make Rosemary’s Baby look like Home Alone but that’s for the memoirs. Do you know it … Continue reading
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