Confined to barracks for far too
long, the good news arrive to say the Trojan Horse had been 'roped and
branded' while I had already sacked the 'no show' tradesman. Pity then
that as I jumped from my hammock the heavens opened and, punctuated with
some lightning, continues to rain as we speak. Lunch with No1 daughter
has also not materialised, and won't do for some days to come, but
getting this house in order and preparing for the week-end have both
continued apace. So for the bad news, it's more from the archive in the
hope that we can get out tomorrow! All bird names begin with A, B and C.
CHIPPING SPARROW
