Sir John Lillie

John Scott Lillie was born in 1790 at Drumdoe Castle in Co Roscommon. Little Lillie grew up to be a great man.

Black and Tan

Wing Commander Gibson ,VC, DSO and bar, DFC and bar was the bravest of the brave. He died flying a Mosquito on a raid to Bremen in September 1944 aged twenty-six.

Counting Eggs

It’s encouraging to see the first green shoots of recovery in Marks and Spencer shares.

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Cocktail Time

Azina laid her first egg at 6.40 pm yesterday. Nathalie expects others to follow in the coming days.

A Plum Job

I never volunteer for jobs – too much like hard work. The Jameson lazy gene kicks in.

Royal Oprah

I didn’t watch the Royal Oprah production recorded in sunnier climes than the UK at this time of year.

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Travelling with Chips

Travelling with Chips in the 1920s (I have got to 1926) makes me appreciate the advantages of lockdown. He lives on a vapid, social merry go round.

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Chunky Chips

I very much enjoyed Chips Channon’s Diaries, the 1967 edition. I was aware it was incomplete out of respect for people still alive.

A Mad World

This townhouse, on the Upper East Side, is said to be the largest single-family home in New York.