I read nearly everything in the paper and the supplements and over the past few weeks, two stories have leapt out and smacked me between the eyes. They were fascinating, surprising and gave me a window into someone else’s world. Here they are. I hope you enjoy them.
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The Rational Elasticated Waist Movement
I sit here, in my draughty Victorian house, at a mid-19th century kneehole walnut desk, writing. The room in which I sit was built in 1892, its only heating an open fire. My feet rest on the original red tiles and my little writing nook is nestled in the corner of the room, by an exposed brick wall.
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