Still Alive — Tuesdays in Autumn

Still Alive — Tuesdays in Autumn

Taking down the birthday cards at the weekend I pulled out a pin badge that was in one of them (Fig. 3), its message holding true one week into my fifty-eighth year. In this autumnal phase of life I find fortified wines are increasingly often an apt choice of beverage. I haven't much capacity for alcohol these days, and a small yet richly-flavoured glass or two of sherry or madeira can be very satisfactory indeed. As these are more or less long-…