Compost bin still life

Very dispiriting to see Scotland thumped so at the rugby. A brave performance by a much improved team that faced a pile-up of growing adversities on the day.

I do not have the equanimity or grace to talk about the other team's performance. And I'm sure others will do it far more eloquently than me.

Italy minus 2 today. Perhaps we will go see a Six Nations match in Rome next year.