Saint Valentine’s Day
I don’t know about the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown being described, by Sarah his wife, as quite romantic for a man, I consider I have always been romantic. Today, I had delivered a beautiful bouquet of a dozen red roses for ‘my lovely’ which I gave her together with an enormous sloppy Valentine card. I’m […]
13 February 2010
KUNG GONG XI FA CAI the message sent to 40 or so of my Chinese friends and colleagues being now or thereabouts, the Chinese New Year. Â Of course, if I’ve been really smart I would have differentiated between those who speak Mandarin and those who are Cantonese, who for them, I am given to understand, […]
12 February 2010
Lunch today at my favourite restaurant, Sheekeys, off Charing Cross Road, with my dear old 92-year-old friend, Geoffrey Hanscomb. He was in great form with nothing more than the occasional touch of gout – in his case a medical condition rather than a by product of an excess of alcohol! I wonder whether this will […]
9 February 2010
Nail day – feet and hands. Although I have these done privately at home, at my own cost, I am sanguine that between Sir Alan Haselhurst (the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons and my local MP) and I, a free fingernail cutting service will shortly be introduced, by The Essex County Council, for […]
8 February 2010
I am beginning to have problems manipulating my electric toothbrush to clean my teeth. My hands are simply too weak to twist the brush in different directions. However I’m managing for the time being but I don’t think it will be too long before I have to get ‘my lovely’ to do it for me. […]
6 February 2010
On Saturday night, on Radio Four, the Moral Maze debated the issue of assisted suicide which has been very much in the news recently. There is no doubt in my mind we are heading for a change in the law which will allow loved ones to assist terminally ill or suffering friends or relation to […]
5 February 2010
Went to London by train today to see my stockbroker, Jenks and after miserably plodding our way through the schedule of heavy losses (not his fault but a general reflection of the market) was compensated with an excellent lunch at the Pescatori in Dover Street. Good old Mark then insisted on taking me back to […]
3 February 2010
The good doctor Long came yesterday from Paris, arriving mid-afternoon and left mid-morning today -a genuine flying visit. We are mulling over the possibility of the two of us having one final trip to my favourite hotel in Hua Hin, Thailand, towards the end of March. Much depends upon Michael’s workload commitments but I am […]
2 February 2010
I toyed with the idea of my weekly walk round the golf course and, having looked at the five-day weather forecast which predicted heavy rain and strong winds (can one always believe the forecasters?), on this occasion I put my trust in them and decided against going. Imagine my delight when I opened my e-mails […]
1 February 2010
Neil from the NHS came to add some more telephone numbers to the Possam, speed it up and increase its volume. Maybe now I find it a less frustrating item of equipment.
D. Mark Cato
D. Mark Cato