I get that. I’m currently searching for restaurants that are open on a Wednesday evening in the place we’re staying in Belgium next month. Surely Wednesday is a hump day and people start to go out? 🤔 We’ll only be there 6pm to 9am the next morning …

Judging by the fruits, I’d say it’s a medlar tree.

It’s not really my thing, but it’s good to see people having fun.

You’re the second person I know who’s been in the past week and enjoyed it. 😊

It’s a pity they couldn’t sustain it. But the England win was epic. Here’s hoping Scotland can beat France!

French pâté is great, and you should also try rillettes de porc too; slow-cooked pork, finely shredded, and set in a little fat. Ideally served with a side of celeriac remoulade. You’ll find the latter in every French supermarket, but here I always have to make it.

Bats - in March? I only ever see them in the summer.

The queues these roadworks are causing in the mornings go all the way along Upper Grosvenor Road past the traffic lights for Grosvenor Bridge / Dunstan Road.

Not for me, but if I’m in Swindon (I’m hoping to visit Wiltshire Archives later in the year) I’ll certainly look them up.