2018—Engrossed in, and often befuddled by language
“Avoid senility by keeping your brain churning with crossword puzzles and foreign languages,” we were told. Both consciously and probably unconsciously we took that advice to heart. For example, when we came to London on pins and needles for Sarah’s baby girl to descend from its comfy burrow, due Christmas day, we thought we knew our common language, i.e. English. While out shopping or sitting …