In the picture with Harding

Sir, – Trawling through all the problems and horrors of our little world as I moved steadily through the pages of The Irish Times, it was just wonderful to find that on page 13 there was a piece of writing that opened up another world, full of colour and images, of times past and present ("The woman who put me off golf for life", September 17th).

There was no illustration to go with Michael Harding’s delightful little piece and it didn’t need one. He painted a wonderful picture with words alone. – Yours, etc,

PAUL ENGLISH,

Villarea Park,

Glasthule,

Co Dublin.