9 AUGUST 2003, page 63

Peerless Lord's Mic4

E ngland lost a Test match at Lord's last week, but they found a player. Well, not 'found' perhaps; discovered. Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff made his Test debut five summers ago as......

Q. Is It Now De Rigueur To Offer One's Dinnerparty

guests expensive chocolates along with their coffee or tisane? If the answer is yes, then I am afraid that I personally cannot afford to shell out a further termer on top of......

Q. I Recently Employed — Two Weeks In Advance —

a freelance masseuse/acupuncturist woman of many parts to come on holiday with us for a week to do cooking, driving, plus a few massages. (I have lost my licence and have a bad......

Q. We Have Just Had A Swimming Pool Installed In

our garden in Tuscany. Can you offer any guidance on poolside loungers? My husband claims that upholstered ones are common. S.G., Siena A. The expression poolside lounger' is......