I wasn't in hot water
I went 'winter swimming' in the Hampstead Ladies' Pond. The pale-green water was bitterly cold as I lowered myself into it and, when I...
Jane Austen's cougar story
Lady Susan is one of Jane Austen's less well known characters (and book by the same name). And that's a pity for, while Lady Susan is...
Why I put the boot in
You haven't read The Huntingfield Paintress yet but when you do, you will understand why I imagine the main character, Mildred Holland,...