I am covered in shame - having failed to recognise John from Elsie's band (I think it was) although I did ask him once early on and he was not quite ready I never got back to him and he did not get his guitar out nor lead anything. Chagrin.

I am also ashamed to say that I discovered that the landlord was buying prepared roasties at vast expense for us. Next time I will peel a bucket of spuds so that all it costs him is the gas. What does one anoint spuds for roasting with that is vegan-edible? Will sunflower oil be as good as goose-grease or duck-grease (both of which are of course not vegetarian) for the spuds?