Mark Cocker, who started writing for the country diary column in 1987. Photograph: Fabio de Paola/The Guardian View image in fullscreen Mark Cocker, who started writing for the country diary column in 1987. Photograph: Fabio de Paola/The Guardian Brief letters Illustration Letters A thousand thanks for the country diary Country milestones | Cinema ads | Edith Pritchett | ‘Quick and easy’ fritters | A new ingredients record?
Many thanks to Mark Cocker, who has now written 1,000 country diaries ( From little acorns … to his 1,000th article for the Guardian country diary, 17 October ), and his fellow diarists for their always-interesting contributions, enhanced for me by the distinctive illustrations by Clifford Harper that often appear with them in print. Valerie Gidlow Faversham, Kent
I share Jeffrey Ingold’s pain ( The hill I will die on: Cinemas have been getting away with lies. Films should begin on time, 17 October ). There is a simple solution: show the ads and trailers at the end of the film. Those who wish to see them can stay behind. Richard Ross London
Oh the joy of opening Saturday magazine (17 October) to find that Edith Pritchett’s “ A week in Venn diagrams ” has returned. It’s always witty and never less than astute. The weekend feels complete again. David Grant Holywood, County Down
I’m wondering how Gurdeep Loyal’s “Quick and easy” recipe for fritters ( 19 October ), with 19 ingredients, could be simplified without taking a culinary course. Answers on a large postcard please. Margaret Harris Isleworth, London
Jackson Boxer’s recipe for the simple leek surely beats reigning champion Yotam Ottolenghi for the number of ingredients: 28? I think I might just stew mine in butter. Annie Tyhurst Newnham on Severn, Gloucestershire
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