11 AUGUST 2001, page 55

Blame It On The Bull-pen

Simon Barnes IT has been a summer of nearly, a summer of not-quite, a summer of in-the-end-not-goodenough. I blame the bull-pen. If the various British individuals and teams......

Q. My Company Has Sent Me To Work In London

for several months, during most of which time I shall be staying at the Sloane Club. If you will forgive the advertisement, the atmosphere is very pleasant and the staff are......

Q. I Am About To Join A Famous Highland Regiment.

As part of my duties as an officer, I will be required to attend social occasions where there will be a large number of very pretty girls present but where I will have to wear......

Q. At This Time Of Year My Husband And I,

plus three small children, are generally touring round Norfolk and Cornwall staying with family friends. No matter how hard I try, I find that I invariably leave masses of......

Q. With Reference To The Daily Problem Of 9 June,

readers with cleaners who don't appear to achieve anything can often get more satisfaction by instructing them to tackle only one room per visit. In my own home I have......