A Bit of a Catch-Up
After spending most of the summer in Broadstone I’m now back London. My return was delayed by the petrol shortages which are already seeming like a distant memory but which were very frustrating for motorists only a month ago. Broadstone was no bad place to be stranded but I was missing my COVID and flu … Continue reading A Bit of a Catch-Up →
Lang
Langdon Jones died a few days ago. Michael Moorcock writes: “One of my closest, longest and best friendships was with Lang Jones, a talented composer, editor and writer, one of the most modest people I have ever known, with the sweetest nature of almost any human being I’ve met. He was Assistant Editor of New … Continue reading Lang →
More Vegetables of the Rich and Famous
with some friends and family too A further selection from my forthcoming magnum opus, which is coming along nicely. A few non-famous people (signalled like this ❃] are now getting in on the act, with my blessing and indeed encouragement. Do send me any particularly good vegetable recipes of your own. It’s good to share. … Continue reading More Vegetables of the Rich and Famous →
Jottings, incorporating Words 2
As an inveterate reader with very eclectic tastes I often come across odd scraps of information and things that simply please me or interest me in one way or another, and sometimes I remember to note them down as well as odd things I’ve noticed in real life. Here’s a fairly random selection. Advice: Never … Continue reading Jottings, incorporating Words 2 →
Vegetables of the Rich and Famous
Being extracts from my forthcoming masterwork in 12 de luxe volumes coming next year from Stroud & Greene, publishers of fine works for the gentry. BEN AFFLECK: Carrots. This recipe for pan-seared carrots with maple and thyme comes from Makini Howell of Plum Bistro in Seattle who says that it’s a great favorite of Ben … Continue reading Vegetables of the Rich and Famous →
What’s happening
I was going to write about what’s happening with the pandemic here in the UK, but this piece from the latest Private Eye summarizes the situation better than I could. Whether you think it is a good or bad idea, the UK is now living with high levels of Covid. This is down to a … Continue reading What’s happening →
New Worlds
The other day Michael Moorcock was kind enough to post a link to this blog on his Facebook page and it brought a lot of new readers here, for which I’m grateful. Quite a few of them seem to be interested in the goings-on of long ago, especially those connected with New Worlds® and its … Continue reading New Worlds →
My digital half-life
Computers and I go back a long way. When I came to London as a research student in 1967 the whole of London University was serviced by a single huge computer. It was called Atlas and it occupied an entire building in a street alongside Euston Station. It looked like something from a science fiction … Continue reading My digital half-life →
Blessed are the Woke
Am I woke? If I am woke is that a good thing or a bad thing? If I’m not woke should I be? What is woke anyway? From Wikepedia: Woke is a political term that originated in the United States, and it refers to a perceived awareness of issues that concern social justice and racial … Continue reading Blessed are the Woke →
My Musical Career
I recently posted some photos of myself on my Facebook page and was surprised at the number of Likes they got. The pictures showed me playing my saxophone — or pretending to play it — in 1963 shortly after I’d acquired the thing from a family friend. I’m somewhat diffident about posting pictures of myself, … Continue reading My Musical Career →
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