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Allergic to life?

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Recent research suggests this horse may be of Berber origin and it is certainly one of the few totally black horses preserved in Europe today. The islanders take a pride in its haughtiness and it is thought this horse has never been a working animal as field work was traditionally undertaken by donkeys. We went [...]

What to say

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

I hardly know what to say after the terrible news of the shootings in Cumbria. My elder daughter received a text message this morning to say that the solicitor who was tragically murdered was a long time friend and supporter of Chambers, and I know there must be many more people waking up to the [...]

I am going to work

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

I am going to work, I AM GOING TO WORK, I AM GOING TO WORK!!! Except, I woke at my usual 5am this morning and thought, ‘D’you know what?’ And went back to sleep. The same with Wiggy, who sometimes rings me from Chambers at 5am when she is working on a case. We’ve both [...]

Tragedy

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

As we watched the tiny planes circling Mahon harbour as they prepared to take part in an air race none of us could know that a terrible tragegy had taken place at the airfield. One of the light aircraft had taken off and nose-dived almost immediately as it undertook a tight turn. The aircraft exploded [...]