12 June 2009
More matches at Lord’s in the 2020 series but I must confess I did not see much of the action today due to a long liquid lunch, in the Harris Gardens, with my two nephews, William Garton-Jones and Jamie Grand. However, what I did see was the West Indies putting behind them their disappointing test […]
10 June 2009
Went to Lord’s yesterday for match 6 of the 20/20 Cricket World Series. The Netherlands were soundly beaten by Pakistan and South Africa beat New Zealand in a thrilling finish by one run.
5 June 2009
I had a good full day today which shows that there is still life in the old dog yet. Lunch at the Oxford & Cambridge Club, with my good friend Wolf von Kumberg and a colleague of his. Then, on to Lords for the opening ceremony and first match of the 20/20 World Series. – […]
4 June 2009
I had a really bad night last night so perhaps I should say a little about the effect of MND on my normal sleep pattern. To be honest I have not slept well, by most people’s standards, for the past 30/40 years, rarely asleep for more than three hours at a time. What usually happens […]
3 June 2009
The House Of Lords today rejected Dianne Pretty’s appeal for immunity from prosecution for persons assisting a suicide. In summary, from a long and important judgment, Lord Bingham held that ‘ Mrs Pretty cannot establish any breach of any convention right’. (Lords Steyn and Hope concurring) I would suggest that anyone who is sufficiently interested […]
2 June 2009
A red letter day, or rather a red kilt day. I gave it an airing (literally!!) for the first time at the golf club today. It did cause a bit of a stir, when I first appeared and I invited them all to have a good laugh but, to be honest, they were all absolutely […]
1 June 2009
I had a session today with the boys at Addenbrookes discussing the final modifications for the feeding frame. I am really excited to see the finished result although I have already worked out a more simplified, cheaper version 2, once I am satisfied that this one works. The first thing will be to get it […]
31 May 2009
The last two days have been absolutely glorious English weather – azure blue cloudless skies, a temperature in the mid-20s and a cooling breeze. I have taken advantage of it to indulge in one of my favourite pastimes au naturel au jardin, behind a suitable screen, of course, however I wonder what my friends think […]
30 May 2009
An update on my wash’n’dry loo. It works like a charm but unfortunately for me, being such an impatient soul, the whole process takes a little longer than I would normally like – the dry takes three minutes! However I have is this problem licked as I can speed read one chapter of Kingsley Amis’s […]
29 May 2009
Today this blog officially went live. Within minutes some people responded with very kind wishes. I have a little more tinkering to do it to get as I envisaged it but on the whole I’m quite pleased with the way it is has turned out.
D. Mark Cato
D. Mark Cato