It looks as if these latest ramblings of mine are going to be mainly concerned with words and their etymology. I know that word because one of the brightest people I know studied the subject at Cambridge (or Cantabrigia as…
Continue reading →I suppose the true definition of ‘name-dropping’ includes one having actually met the name one is letting fall and subsequently mentioning it proudly over supper. In what follows, that definition is largely accurate. I cannot be alone in not having…
Continue reading →The 29th of May, the Feast of the Ascension in the Anglican calendaris the fortieth day after EasterAnd around the end of this month occurs a most important day in the Angling calendar; the trout’s annual Feaster At this time,…
Continue reading →I am a musician, and more than in most professions, it is essential that musicians have a hobby. Fishing is mine. My ‘chosen’ profession was thrust on me really, rather than chosen, as I wasn’t much good at anything else….
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