Camping in Scotland over years now passed, I remember the joy of walking back to the campsite from a good night at the pub and gazing at the stars, before climbing into a sleeping bag; luxury hotels were not for us (‘It’s the exclusivity’: the rise of London’s £1,000-plus a night super-luxe hotels, 20 October). Oh the bacon butties for breakfast, even though bacon was off the menu at home (Harrods’ £28 sandwich: we find out if the taste matches the price tag, 21 October). Wonderful holidays!
Helen Evans
Ruthin, Denbighshire
• My mother died 23 years ago aged 89, and is missed so much for her wit and fun despite hurdles in life. I bought a shrub. It immediately became Madge, and she and I often sit and chat, especially with tea and cake. It softens the grief (Twenty years after Mum died, I still don’t know how to mark the day, 22 October).
Jean Jackson
Seer Green, Buckinghamshire
• Amid otherwise unremittingly appalling world news, one eastern European country has given us some hope: their (mainly) young people have voted to start the process of restoring democracy to their country. Thank you, Poland (‘We have a chance to change Poland’: how young voters shaped the election result, 21 October).
Angela Barton
Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire
• If the British Museum’s digitisation project (Report, 18 October) goes anything like my domestic one then their local Oxfam shop is going to need some more display shelving.
John Rushton
Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire
• Although I’m normally a great admirer of the Country Diary, I did feel that Nic Wilson exploring a sausage-shaped poo on the bank of the River Purwell (23 October) was simply going through the motions.
John Clarke
Wakefield
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