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Hi guys, As I look outside my study window, the snow is five inches thick on the garden; Christmas carols are playing downstairs in the sitting room, where my wife is decorating the Christmas tree; my baby daughter Emma, is asleep in her pram; I’ve had a couple of glasses of wine with my lunch…
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I’m off to Venice tomorrow for a long weekend with my lovely wife Mary (but, significantly, without our equally lovely baby Emma). I’ve never been there before but I’m told it’s terrifically romantic, and quite magical in winter when there are far fewer tourists, so I hope we like it. Hey, it’s steeped in hard-core…
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Hey there, I ran this same post in the summer but nobody has been in touch to try to claim the prize. So I’m repeating it in the hope that someone will feel up to trying to solve – dum-dum, dum – The Cornwell Code! I know it’s a bit slack and I should be…
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Like the old joke, there is good news and bad news this week. The bad news first: Scotland lost to Argentina at rugby on Saturday (the Scots need a lot more practice needed in the lineout, I’d say), which was a shame, but still, as Bruce Forsyth used to say, good game, good game. Now…
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What a game! What a brilliant game! Did you see it? It was on Saturday evening, at a time when all sensible souls are in the pub. Little Scotland taking on mighty Australia at Murrayfield – and winning 9-8! I’m talking about rugby, you understand, the closest thing to bloody warfare that you can get…