A borrowed collar, the gavel that laid the Capitol’s cornerstone, and the first English lodge here in two centuries.
The gavel
We the People
A seven o’clock coach for a ten minute walk, and a founding document nobody can read.
One big loop
All of Washington in one loop, a starling with opinions, and one of my countries in granite.
Not a guest
Two great clubs, an hour in the room where it started, and twenty four Coronas.
The Masonic Temple, Philadelphia
A fife and drum party, seven lodge rooms, and a firearms deposit beside the cloakroom.
Pass and Stow
A bell made in London, a Prussian Washington, and a day spent away from the programme.
Come and gone
An English sparkling wine, a cottage pie, and a border officer who thought I’d missed the party.
Hidden in plain sight
A haircut, a G&T, and a lesson in how quickly London changes its mood.
Nice is underrated
Sophie Ellis-Bextor at the Villa, and a reminder that warmth on a stage still works.
Not offended
Katie Hopkins at the Gaiety. I went ready to enjoy myself. I did not.
Charlton Krentz 