They were small upright receptacles intended for hanging against the wall, having a single door opening cupboardwise...

All good things must come to an end, and so it was that Magnus Carlsen's record-breaking streak without defeat in classical chess was halted by Jan-Krzysztof Duda on Saturday.

This year our apple trees bore a good crop of fruit.

The fog disappeared gradually, disclosing the blue line of the coast and the far outlying naked skerries, while before us lay the ocean in its interminable extent, blushing in the morning sun.