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Happy New Year. January 2013.
Dear Rowley, Happy New Year darling. It’s a throwaway line, no? But this year I really wish you and I some much-needed jollity after a run of months that would have had Job whistling for the St Bernard and waving … Continue reading
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A Birthday Treat. July 2012.
Dear Rowley, Do you recall my friend Inga Ruby? Inga worked very closely with me when we first curated the Archive Room at No 1 Savile Row for Gieves & Hawkes. When she left Gieves, I felt it was all … Continue reading
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House of Cards. April 2012.
Dear Rowley, It’s not every day one is invited to the House of Commons. Don’t get excited Rowley, I wasn’t being hauled in front of the Levinson Enquiry having been intercepted relentlessly by James Murdock. The invitation came courtesy of … Continue reading
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Happy New Year January 2011
Dearest Rowley, Another year! Sometimes I think I’m lucky to make it through the night never mind twelve months. As Kay Thompson would say, ‘happy everything darlings’. Do you remember the Arimstead Maupin Tales of the City books? Particularly the … Continue reading
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