Watching nervous contestants attempting to make perfectly spherical chocolate desserts on “Bake Off – The Professionals” this evening, I was painfully reminded of Home Economics lessons at my Junior School, circa 1978… Here’s “Bake Off”.

Ah, Bank Holiday Monday…the sun is out – and so are the Weekend Warriors. Here’s “Bikers”.
Let them eat cake…
There’s an elephant in the corner of the roomIn a sad and lonely little patch of gloom:He’s made…
Fill my In Tray, Baby,Fill my In Tray all night long:Fill it till it overflows,Fill it good and…
Way back when I was still at school, one of my very favourite poems was “Cargoes” by John…
On this day in July, 16 years ago, we lost the legendary Syd Barrett – an extraordinary character…
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