Something scary for All Souls

Radio 2 is going for Halloween type music today: 'The Monster Mash' followed shortly by Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'. This reminds me of something sure to make you shudder. Now, I'm not sure I'm getting my facts straight, it could have been that the dance costume I have in mind was worn to 'Dancing in the Street' rather than 'Thriller', but as I did routines to both in my teenage years, I feel I can let this pass. Picture this: turquoise catsuit, gold belt, gold glitter wig and, the piece de resistance, pale pink leg warmers. Definitely not a treat.

Artefacts of the week

Any Anglo-Saxon coins. Real ones though, not the (actually not so cheap) replicas I bought from the FitzWilliam Museum yesterday to show my class. Go, for example, here.

Things I am not fed up of (1)

It's hardly a startling observation to note that many blogs are occupied with the moans and groans of their writers. It occurred to me the other day that some of these bloggers could be moaning on for decades. This feature is my own small antidote to that culture, in which I present some of the things I am not fed up with, starting with the view of the tree across the road from my office (spare bedroom) window: