Victorian Narrative

A long hard day restoring the freshly-floored shed to its shed-ness - furtively re-stacking things that 'I might need one day', notwithstanding that I had forgotten they were there and have not used them for the past 4 years

No time to think about pictures, and a very drab, uninspiring day with dull light and low cloud. So this is garnered from the last light of the day as I walked around the garden to draw breath before the evening rituals began. Looking over the garden wall provoked more questions than answers. This stable block was built in the latter part of the 19th century (justifying my title, to my satisfaction anyway). The upper floor is an office, so we may guess a birthday or anniversary celebration, supported by balloons. A phalanx of fire extinguishers - appearing during our weekend away - is more difficult to fathom; your imagination is as good as mine. The shepherd's hut is a longer-standing puzzle: it has been under construction throughout the summer and a source of periodic speculation across the breakfast table. Everyday life can throw up some puzzling views

The home secretary thinks the prime minister has been subject to 'a coup' because elected members of Parliament have resisted some of her plans to enrich the wealthy and impoverish the poor. This is the prime minister who was supported by a minority of her parliamentary party, put in position by a minority of the Conservative party membership, and has no mandate from the rest of us. Everyday life can throw up some puzzling views