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Tag: Verity Bastion

Viennese faults

04/04/202504/04/2025 - Leave a Comment

The good professor sings Chicago and thinks it’s time to question a broadcasting dynasty. Please, nobody mention the Dimblebys.  I used to be a fan.  The melodious Richard on the …

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A dog in the manger

24/12/2024 - Leave a Comment

We had snatched a festive triumph from the jaws of defeat. Then the canine went crackers. I will be so glad to see Christmas over.  The last few weeks have …

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A sting in the tale

29/03/2024 - Leave a Comment

Verity discovers that when the wise man points at the moon, the fool looks at the finger.  Thomas, my husband of forty years, has a new project. It keeps him …

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Stripped back

23/12/202312/01/2024 - Leave a Comment

Life’s bare necessities are revealed in death to Professor Verity Bastion. Nowadays I attend more funerals than cocktail parties. They can be quite jolly affairs and it is remarkable what …

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The ironic lady

05/10/202306/10/2023 - Leave a Comment

How a locked door gave a young Verity a momentary release, but left her trapped under a glass ceiling. Vivaldi had four seasons. In Britain we have five: spring, summer, …

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Gone offline

01/07/202301/07/2023 - Leave a Comment

Verity is uncomfortable with prospect of a virtual future for the end-of-life years. This last month has been exciting. Out of the blue, I was invited to give a keynote …

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Banging the Qigong

31/03/202331/03/2023 - Leave a Comment

Holistic philosophy of self-care, community and sustainability with razor wire is, it seems, the way forward. Thomas, my beloved husband, is giving me no peace with his chatter about the …

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Out of pocket rocket

23/12/202223/12/2022 - Leave a Comment

A tale of the downfall of another powerful predatory male and its aftershocks. So once more I visited the eye-wateringly expensive restaurant, Nobed. It is a haunt of celebrities as …

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How to clean up in a trickle down

29/09/202202/09/2024 - Leave a Comment

Professor Bastion gets Trussed up as she witnesses opportunities in Kiev. When I heard the new PM’s words, “I am willing to be unpopular”, I felt goosebumps.  At last an …

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Turning back the clock

30/06/202201/07/2022 - Leave a Comment

When it isn’t always clear that things ain’t what they seem to be. The media is talking about going back to the 70s as if it was a bad time. …

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