the feeding of the 5000 (in the morning when nobody is at their best)

that would seem to be the problem.

the coughing has begun. (that means people are rising to the day). 

round about this time next year horsemouth should be writing his 3000 blogpost (assuming he keeps it going). 

random book off the shelves 

the seasons - ralph wightman (country bookclub1954 - probably from horsemouth's father's parent's collection, it's the sort of book they'd have had) decorated by s.r. badmin (mostly known for his work upon the shell guides). 

wightman was a well enough known radio commentator on agricultural matters to have been lampooned at the time by kenneth williams (as arthur fallowfield with a catch-phrase of 'the answer lies in the soil'). 

there's a note in pencil on the end pages of the book 'jany 1967 worth a further reading' possibly horsemouth's dad or horsemouth's granny. 

horsemouth has forfeited his walk on the mountains to wait in for the TESCO delivery.  TESCO have delivered. 

first broadcast yesterday in 1966 jonathan miller's awesome version of alice in wonderland with an amazing soundtrack by ravi shankar.