Notes And Queries

A second morning of mist and frost. The sheep merge into their background. We were in Paddock Wood yesterday and it was colder there than it was up here on the high ground, which seems entirely the wrong way round. Surely its normal for the valleys to be warmer that the hills?

I liked how they sang and danced at the Mandela Memorial; that's the way to do it! Also how they booed Jacob Zuma- who deserves it. Also how Obama took the opportunity to shake Raul Castro's hand; it was as if he'd been giving thought to Mandiba's way of doing things.

I ordered two books by Colin Wilson from Amazon. I expect many people had the same impulse. I wonder if it's generally the case that an author's sales figures go up immediately after they die. I'd be surprised if it wasn't.