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My iPod Classic gave up the ghost a week ago. Managed to source a replacement yesterday on eBay while the faulty one is at the repair shop, and had to use the Mini as a backup. The best bit of tech Apple ever made, and the one gadget I couldn’t live without. #ipodclassic

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So many good stories in Julia Boyd's new history of the Wigmore Hall. Who knew that they had mediums and quacks and even an American Indian lighting a fire on stage back in the day?! Review for the Spectator: spectator.com/article/the-...

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My daughter’s biology teacher for the last two years has been Mr Darling and *every single time* she has ever mentioned him I have interrupted her with ‘Mr Darling? Funny name for a guy’

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My lovely cherry tree in full blossom

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