Category Archives: The stuff of daily life

Chief Inspector Lewis asks pathologist Dr Dobson what her specialist subject would be if she were to appear on Mastermind. ‘Corpses,’ she answers. Lewis smiles, observing that the subject might not be a barrel of laughs. Dobson then turns to … Continue reading →

I love ITV 3. There is a constant recycling of detective series without reference to date or sequence or age. Vera drives a Land Rover that never seems to be replaced and drinks whisky in a manner that must eventually … Continue reading →

There was a barbecue at my cousin’s house in Pitney last Friday, followed by disco music for the gathering of cousins. Dancing to Blondie’s Atomic, one of my cousins said how much she loved Debbie Harry. ‘I think she is … Continue reading →

The Point. In that privatisation of public space it was renamed the O2 and then when they withdrew from the market it became the 3 Arena. Presenters on one of the Dublin music stations call it the 2.3. The sign … Continue reading →

Somewhere, there is a photograph of me on a French Mediterranean beach in early- August 1989. It was the height of summer, the autoroutes that brought us from the Channel port had been filled with traffic moving at walking pace. … Continue reading →