1 Reading: The Little Book of Arsenal
Some great quotes in the book, like Martin Keown's, 'Second in the league might be good enough somewhere else, but not at Arsenal'.
2 Listening: Stan Getz - Captain Marvel
This 1972 album by Stan Getz was an excellent acquisition from The Little Red Bookshop this week.
3 Missing Grace
Sadly, this week we said goodbye to Grace.
Compared to humans, our pets (cats, dogs and horses), have a much shorter lifespan. Grace has been a much-loved part of our family since Red Phoenix Farm around 13 years ago, so it was an especially hard week. Be assured, as a kindhearted and lovely looking girl, she'll be catnip to all those boy horses in horse heaven.
4 Reading: Ringo: A Fab Life - Tom Doyle
5 Viewing: Sleeping Dogs
I'm showing this to my Year 10 class as part of a unit on the dystopian genre. The film is very prescient, and it holds up remarkably well for a film made in 1977 (trailer is here).
Overtime: Don Howe (Arsenal manager in 1971 - the league and FA Cup double year)
Above all we were blessed with a backbone of men with character who demanded excellence from others.
