Friday 4 November 2005

Full marks for nerve to Leon McCawley, who halfway through his lunchtime recital at the RSAMD today, stopped to ask a member of the audience in the front row to please stop snoring as it was putting him off. And then with perfect composure he sat down and carried on. Brilliant.

Later today I visited a great chocolate shop, had some excellent carrot squash and ginger soup with corn bread in Ndebele, and then swam a supremely relaxed 24 lengths in the serene surroundings of Drumsheugh Baths, before settling down with a paper in the genteel and quiet lounge. Oh yes, and I think at some point I put on my tails and played the harpsichord on the stage of the Usher Hall.