Introduction


Can each day be headlined by a word (or two) and represented by a single sentence?

Will they, in turn, weave together to form a tapestry of the year?

It may be more mundane than momentous, but it’s mine to share.

Thursday, 21 November 2013

Ashes of the Past


The England v Australia test series down under began just after midnight, giving the opportunity to tune into the ball-by-ball radio commentary from the warmth and sunshine of Brisbane while the cold northern hemisphere November rain lashed down against the curtained window panes; for an hour it was crystal clear on Radio 5 Live Extra, on the digital TV, then in bed, with no headphone jack in the digital radio alarm, I had to resort to Radio 4 long wave on the old transistor, complete with crackles and whistles (and occasional shipping forecast) that took me back to many such mis-spent nights over more decades than bear thinking about.

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