![]() In 1994 I sent him a copy of my comic adaptation of The Tempest and had a short but kind postcard from him in reply. I followed his career closely, read his books and enjoyed his art. I'm a long-time fan of Sher, first seeing him in Tom Stoppard's Travesties in 1993, and then being hugely inspired by his diaries, particularly Year of the King. I was extremely sad to learn, in September, that the actor Antony Sher was terminally ill, and then that he died in December. For my family it was an annoying heavy cold, thankfully with no lasting effects.Īntony Sher and David Westhead in Travesties (programme, Donald Cooper) I'd just had my booster-shot, so was probably fizzing with antibodies, and despite the close quarters we kept I experienced no symptoms and had negative daily test results. And we staved off the actual virus until November, when both children and my wife came down with it. Schools were disrupted which meant homeschooling our two children at various times, and that did affect my wife's and my work (and earnings), but we did not have it as bad as I know many did. Our own household has not been hit too hard. ![]() Of course, it's not over yet, and in the UK we are currently witnessing the worst wave yet - though not with the previous high level of deaths - thank you vaccines, scientists and health-workers (no thanks, Tory government). ![]() Optimism also as human ingenuity through the power of science came through with several effective vaccines against the virus that has caused so much misery and death. It's a cliché and also true of every year as you get older - but, boy, 2021 zoomed by, didn't it? Of course, it's been another eventful year and again, not in the best way, though it did start with some optimism as the worst US President ever left office in utter disgrace, hopefully never to return (fingers crossed).
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