As you may have noticed it’s been pretty quiet around here. That’s what weddings, cricket matches, some unseasonal sunshine and, most of all, being swamped by family will do for you. Those waters are receding now and there’s time and freedom to blog again. Hurrah. Plenty to write about too, including the test match, Norwegian events and the debt-ceiling debacle in Washington…
But how has your summer been?

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