…might well have been the greeting to you all at this time of the year, but that would have been from the time when retirement plans were angled very much towards La bella Italia. Having bought a des res on about 0.6 of an Irish acre (about a quarter bigger than one of our EnglishContinue reading “Felice anno nuovo…”
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Time Marches On…
…and we all have to do our best to keep up with it. Or do we? Surely, the truth of the matter must be that time is our master and, no matter what we do or don’t do, it will always march on regardless. The problem of our modern world must rather be one ofContinue reading “Time Marches On…”
Progress…
…is just one step at a time! FATAL TEARS, my first published novel, has just gone into a second e-book edition with a brand new publisher and a great new cover! Thanks to Emily and all those involved at SilverWood Books of Bristol. On the writing front, the third novel in the AN ECCENTRIC INContinue reading “Progress…”
‘Tis the Spirit of Christmas…
…but in an increasingly secular offshore island, what exactly is the Spirit of Christmas? Is it one of increasingly intrusive materialism, where the “essential must have” items cost a fortune and reflect the latest and, in my opinion, often pointless “advances” in modern technology, or is it to be found in a litre bottle ofContinue reading “‘Tis the Spirit of Christmas…”
What is it that makes us …
…who we are? I read with interest in the August edition of GRAPEVINE magazine (www.luccagrapevine.com), that expats in the Bagni di Lucca area near Lucca can now purchase their gourmet reminders of the old country through the enterprising Paolo and his Catene Café. Thinking about this caused me to reflect on a simple, yet highlyContinue reading “What is it that makes us …”
Gone …
… but most certainly never forgotten. Despite the lovely weather today in our neck of the woods – sunshine at last and quite warm – our friend and housemate of nearly 63 years (12+ years in our time) left us this morning. Benjamin, or just plain Ben – a Blue Burmese of considerable self-importanceContinue reading “Gone …”
Never forgetting…
…to remember to remember. Yes, a mouthful, but considering why it is that we should do so does tend to put things into perspective. All the nameless and now largely forgotten women who brought about the female vote; innocent victims of circumstance, such as the passengers on the Lusitania, the centenary of whose sinking hasContinue reading “Never forgetting…”
I’ve been reviewing…
…not the situation, but a performance of Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle for Kent chorus. You might like to read it. They really are a highly-accomplished choral group. If the sparkle of his music is anything to go by, I think that meeting Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868) would probably have been an enjoyable experience. The same canContinue reading “I’ve been reviewing…”
The Battle of Aubers Ridge…
…centenary draws ever nearer. The other day I was sent a copy of the programe of events for the “In The Field” presentation in the local Wadhurst church. I was slightly amused to read that the first public performance of my march is a “world premiere”. Well, it is of course, although, until I sawContinue reading “The Battle of Aubers Ridge…”
Why do we remember…
…and what is it that makes other remember us? Do others remember us, or do they remember the events with which we might have been associated? I remember being very moved by visiting the sea of over 800,000 ceramic red poppies installed in the moat of the Tower of London in the months before ArmisticeContinue reading “Why do we remember…”
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