- Freda - whose posts are always beautiful/interesting/thought-provoking, has some lovely flowers on her table today.
- Over at The History Girls, Imogen Robertson's post caught my attention for several reasons, but I especially love what she says about the Russian custom of sitting in silence for a moment before you leave your house.
- Chestnut's 'summer loves'. (Re. number 7 on her list and just by the way, Mr. C. was at Lord's yesterday - he had a very good day, thank you - and with a few free moments before the start of play, he popped into the graveyard of St. John's Wood Church where he happened upon the resting place of John Sell Cotman with its very simple headstone.)