Monthly Archives: October 2017

Towards the end of our Italian period, the shadows were longer, the sun lower in the sky and the colours on fire. Everywhere were berries, toadstools, rosehips and the stark red of dogwood stems. I went on a last walk … Continue reading →

Our six month annual stay in Tuscany ends in forty eight hours. This summer has been bittersweet, but I’ll dwell on the sweet. Amazing times: walks in the beautiful Apennines, discovering ruined houses that whisper stories to me. The children … Continue reading →

What a lovely smile to greet us this morning. I’d like to welcome Wendy Clarke to my blog today. I “met” Wendy on Twitter when I was very new to this form of social media and was delighted to see … Continue reading →

Ours is a busy world and sometimes it’s good to pick up something we can read in a spare fifteen minutes or so; on the train, in a waiting room, when we need a break or, if we wish to … Continue reading →

  I don’t know much about philosophy but I like to have a little ponder now and then. Maurice and I met in Syracuse in Sicily forty one years ago and we returned yesterday for our first visit since then. … Continue reading →