APOCALYPSE

I marked what would have been beloved C's 65th birthday in my customary way, with a visit to Durham, sitting in the Cathedral to listen to the choir practising and going to pay my respects to the Venerable Bede, which we both loved doing despite being unbelievers. When I came out the sky looked as though the Four Horsemen were just about to turn up, so I hotfooted it to the nearest teashop (another birthday tradition) until the storm had passed. Over coffee and cake I had a Very Good Idea, so on the whole it's been a good day.