Carlos, Sylvie, Laurita, Luis Laurita, Sylvie, Carlos and me For CS SS LI I am not sporty. Never have been, never will be. Everyone knows that I move slowly, reluctantly, doing my bit for the planet by conserving energy whenever I can. Thus I […]Read Post ›
This is a translation of a piece written many years ago by a friend of my mother’s ( she is 91 now) about how she found her mother after the war ended. She had been part of the Warsaw Uprising which ended in tragedy for many. I’d like to tell you about something that […]Read Post ›
witty and sad
Originally posted on Hidden London:
Two Temple Place was once the home of American businessman and politician, William Waldorf Astor. Now home to a charitable trust, it opens its doors for only 3 months a year, with an annual exhibition of museum and art collections from outside London. So until 19th April, you have the chance to view…
Thinking of working abroad? Sigmund Siignatuur IF YOU are thinking of working abroad, then there are many considerations to be taken into account; more so if you are married and have children. Anyway, I have dragged up a few statistics that might help in this general direction. Some people are gregarious and want to […]Read Post ›
For JS Missed or mist? When this word was suggested to me two things came in to my mind at once – the mists of time and great misunderstandings. I look back on my time at St Augustine’s with great affection. I arrived in September 1964 thinking it was going to be like Fourth […]Read Post ›
Happy New Year everyone! i’m at home in London waiting for the fire brigade to come – very exciting – a piece of lead flashing has half come off our roof in the recent storms and looks in danger of coming down and killing someone. So hopefully the men […]Read Post ›
Happy Christmas to everyone who reads this. I’m really pleased you read my blog, but next year I’ll be even more pleased if you would let me know that you have read it, or bits of it. I know it’s difficult to comment on it here, but please let me know what you think by […]Read Post ›
(for AL) My first concept of the word island was when I was very small, (four in fact) and we were going on a family holiday to the Isle of Wight. That was very exciting for many reasons, some of which I shall write about another time, but one in particular: there were […]Read Post ›
Bus Diary circa 1981 With Belinda it was a different story. For about six months I used to read my morning paper, do the crossword – well, about five words – occasionally with the help of the conductor, and gaze at this extraordinarily slim young woman who would look to neither right nor left but […]Read Post ›
Life Through Basia's Eyes 