(I had much milder pressure against going to art college rather than university - overcame that but a few years later fell in love with history of art and took academic turn after all)

I’m so sorry to hear about what happened when you were younger - so it’s even more wonderful that you are finally getting to follow your passion.

That sounds brilliant! I’m currently writing a very short piece on 19thc agricultural labourers in my area of East Sussex (for a local magazine) Have to keep it down to 500 words but would love to dig deeper (pun intended!)

Wordle 1,940 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ ⬜🟨⬜🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Time for bed said Zebedee

Never forget these two delivered Brexit. They screwed the country, they crippled the economy, they made people poorer, they gave people funds to their mates and they are still free. They should be in prison.

Wordle 1,939 6/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜🟩 🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Far away from the calm symmetry of the curling rink, the others were rootling around the blackberry bushes in search of the cat

Wordle 1,938 4/6 ⬜🟨🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟨⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Muttley couldn’t help himself - no self respecting dog could see a hole without diving down it. There might be rabbits!

Wordle 1,937 4/6 ⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨 🟨🟨⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 And so to bed, under a fluffy duvet strewn with golden daffodils

Thank you Sandra! Only just catching up with tonight’s discussion x

Wordle 1,936 4/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The hole was deeper than before and all four band members had now disappeared

Wordle 1,935 4/6 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Muttley woke with a start as Saga and Martha chased the cat away

Wordle 1,934 5/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Hafren was trying to teach Muttley how hares hide in plain sight by lying very still in the grass but Muttley kept bouncing up and down for joy in the sunshine

It's that time of year again when we need to remind National Trust members that Restore Trust is a dark-money funded right-wing astroturfing entryist outfit. Please vote, and vote for literally anyone else.

Wordle 1,933 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩⬜⬜ ⬜⬜🟩🟩🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Hafren completed the halfpipes and flopped down on the bottom seat

Wordle 1,932 X/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩 ⬜🟩⬜🟨🟩 ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 As they predicted, it was a disaster - Muttley got stuck at the bottom of a deep pit

Wordle 1,931 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜⬜🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 The sun rose higher. The mist dispersed.