Somehow I missed this, frankly bizarre, story - that Ann Widdecombe is tipped to be the next Ambassador of Great Britain to the Holy See.

I don't really see it.  Do these jobs not normally go to career diplomats from the FCO?

On a connected note, I read one of Ann's novels during the holidays and found it rather good.  An Act of Treachery is about a young French woman who falls in love with an older married German officer in occupied France.  Must track down the follow up - an Act of Peace.

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I've just finished reading "I Captured the Castle" by Dodie Smith, authoress of 101 Dalmations.  It is a fabulous book.  I wish I'd read it when I was younger because I would like to be reading it again and again which I think I will.  It's that sort of book.  There's a bit of a description below:

The glorious return of one of the century’s most beloved novels! I Capture the Castle is as brightly witty and adventuresome today as it was when it was first published fifty years ago. Long unavai...
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Haven't had a chance to blog for several days, which is strange as I'm off work and home alone, the rest of the family being off in Donegal.  But I have been busy painting, and sandpapering, sugar-soaping, white-spiriting.  Also had to attend a meeting of the Council of the Fraternity of St Genesius tonight, which went on for a considerable length, and grabbed a quick cuppa before my weekly hour at the Blessed Sacrament Chapel.  I read a snippet from one of St Ignatius of Loyola's letters - h...

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Reading an unexpectedly compelling read at the moment, Last Laugh by Mo Campbell.  My oldest friend lent me a copy, he having received it from the authoress herself.   It has a kind of self published look to it, and it has been described as chick lit by some reviewers.  It reminds me of a very particular niche style of writing.  You remember the serial fiction you used to get in the Sacred Heart Messenger?  It seemed always to involve someone coming home to Ireland for a funeral, with family ...
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A bit busy today.  I discovered there was no facility on this site for comments so I've had to link to a different site and copy html and I am very pleased with myself that it seems to be working.  If you want to leave a comment you have to click on the title of the post and then leave a comment.  You must leave a name and email but they can be fake so don't worry if you want anonymity.

Every evening is spent painting and I suspect this will continue for a long time.  Painting over new plaster...
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