A radar test was carried out in the clockroom to study the state of preservation of the masonry as well as to verify if the construction technique was the same used for the external walls.

Then there was that donkeydick Jonny Faster who she indulged shortly before he disappeared four years ago, the second man to ever make her come and the only one she ever let bend her over a barstool like he did that evening!

Is there ever a time to plant invasives—plants that are known to spread—in the garden? I believe the answer is a qualified yes. There is never a time to plant exotic, that is non-native, invasives. Exotic invasives such as pampas grass and French and Scottish broom were sold by local nurseries in the past, before their destructive nature was understood. […] Native invasive plants are another story: there are situations in which they can be both practical and desirable.

It was a lean Jewish face, with a great fuzzy aureole of white hair and a small goatee beard […]