Boadicea's Chariot

The Chandlers still hostages

It has been a long time and whatever the rights and wrongs of this; the Chandlers are not back home “dining out” on this “adventure”, as was suggested when they were first captured. They are still pawns and there are no guarantees, as far as I can see, that they will survive this ordeal.

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For Claire

Just to stir you, here’s a picture of the real me Continue reading “For Claire”

Welcome back, Nomade

It is almost three years since we were invited to the unveiling of Jaume Plensa’s sculpture “Nomade” on the Bastion Saint Jaume in the harbour of Antibes.

Strolling down to the harbour today I was delighted to find that Continue reading “Welcome back, Nomade”

Computer Repairs

Caller : Hi, our printer is not working.

Customer Service: What is wrong with it?

Caller : Mouse is jammed.

Customer Service: Mouse? Printers don’t have a mouse you fool!

Caller: Mmmmm??… Oh really?… I will send a picture.

You had better believe it….

I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can’t make it through one door, I’ll go through another door – or I’ll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present.
Rabindranath Tagore

Goodnight everyone, sleep well.

Quello che sto facendo per le vacanze Parte il secondo

So, anyway, there we were sitting at the Ristorante Beccafico in Campo San Stefano enjoying a magnificent meal and the sight of the Venetians promenading past us on their nightly passegiata. Restaurant packed and a queue waiting for tables. I had prebooked (Emma Ah Cheh Cappa Ee Eh) so was feeling pretty smug until I spotted that the people waiting were being plied with free drink.

An elderly gentleman wandered up to the front of the restaurant. Sudden commotion. The proprietor rushed forward, greeted him effusively and ushered him to the only free table in the place. All he ordered was a glass of water and a mixed salad but every single waiter in the place took the chance to hover attentively and to have a chat. They all called him ‘Maestro’. Continue reading “Quello che sto facendo per le vacanze Parte il secondo”

All psyched up….

I can’t remember another occasion when I have been in a crowd of 1,000 people and felt the atmosphere so heavy with emotion and expectation. (Reader Warning: This is LONG) Continue reading “All psyched up….”

THE aria

Roberto Alagna – “Che gelida manina”

My latest groupie

Found this in my email account

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I just glanced your account and it interested me very much. Continue reading "My latest groupie"

Wisteria

I am very lucky, living within a few miles of Oxford. The benefits of the city while not living in it.

I have often thought what a different path my life may have taken had we settled in any of the various alternative locations where Cyclomaniac had job interviews back in the late 1980s. Continue reading “Wisteria”