Thursday, March 10, 2005

Plateful, good riddence and puff.

1. There is a new Chinese buffet in town. The food is good and colourful and the waiting staff are attentive but unobtrusive. Plus it's only £6.50 for all you can eat. And being self-service there are no lunch-hour reducing waits for your food. Who could ask for more?

2. The moment smug twangy-voiced American Beth told Ed Grundy that she would be leaving Ambridge. For good.

3. A line of four serious runners passed me in the street. A couple of minutes later, two stragglers ran past panting and chatting.

Escape, tulips and samosa.

1. This morning, I'm piling into a car with friends to escape into the Weald, where we will visit a garden planted with 45,000 tulips. 2...