Letter of the month
Sound advice
As anyone knows, the way to the perfect boiled egg is to cover the egg in cold water, bring the water up to the boil and let it simmer for four minutes – no more, no less. I know there are people with different opinions on this, but we can put them aside with the flat-Earthers.
Anyway, this morning, having set the oven timer to the requisite four minutes, I went into the living room, leaving the kitchen door open. I sat in silence, checking some things on my phone. My wife came in through the door from the hall, flustered,