"I was intrigued by the similarity between two paintings recently featured in the Guardian: the Ecce Homo as restored by Cecilia Gimenez (Cecilia Gimenez, famed for Monkey Christ' mural mishap, dies at 94, 30 December) and Tete de Femme by Pablo Picasso (1m Picasso portrait up for grabs for 100 in charity raffle, 31 December). Perhaps Cecilia's work is in need of a reappraisal. Steve Shearsmith Beverley, East Yorkshire"
"I am delighted that, at the age of 88, I am finally at the forefront of fashion (Why the quarter-zip trend is about much more than jumpers, 29 December). I've been wearing quarter-zips for 25 years. No fiddly zips to slot together. Easy on, easy off. Zip up for a warm rollneck, or zip down and let in the air or tuck in a scarf. Valerie Lewis Wantage, Oxfordshire"
"A house in the village of Long Itchington, Warwickshire, bears a very realistic English Heritage plaque recording that Jacob von Hogflume, 1864-1909, inventor of time travel, lived here in 2169. Brian Ferris Tunbridge Wells, Kent Six-seven is not that new (Letters, 4 December). It's a revival of an old saying at sixes and sevens signifying general chaos and disorder, which was quoted in Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore. Bridget Marrow Pinner, London"
Cecilia Gimenez's Ecce Homo restoration is compared to Picasso's Tete de Femme, prompting a suggestion that Cecilia's work warrants reappraisal. An 88-year-old notes long-standing adoption of the quarter-zip for easy-on, easy-off convenience, adjustable warmth, and scarf accommodation. A wall by the church in Isle Abbotts, Somerset, bears the incised words 'On this Spot on 12 June 1761 Nothing Happened,' unconnected to the Julian-to-Gregorian calendar change. A Warwickshire house displays a mock English Heritage plaque claiming Jacob von Hogflume, 1864–1909, inventor of time travel, lived there in 2169. 'Six-seven' is traced to the older phrase 'at sixes and sevens,' indicating chaos.
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