@duncanparkes something like that! Well, a sudden fit of pique

Farewell, o beard.

@rhodri I love what you’ve done with the herbaceous border

I’ve only been living in the Cotswolds for a few weeks and I’m already wearing green wellies.

@culvero really hope things brighten up quickly for you

Though Brydon’s Woody Allen is more like Rolf Harris…

If you squint from the right angle, The Trip might well be the best thing on telly lately.

Literary criticism and parenting: my son is an unreliable narrator; and the idea I have sway over him is a pathetic fallacy.

@OxfordCityGuide ta for RTing the Oxfringe stuff! (yes, still not self-extracted…)

@jpstacey that’s no way to talk about my beard