3 minKarma in BolognaWe were in Bologna for a couple of days and as often happens in Italy our days settled into a routine of having one specific daily object...
2 minGoing Begging . . . . . Beggars have become a regular feature of most towns and cities in the UK these days, though I have to admit that few of them exhibit the ...
2 minThe Philosophical CleanersSan Casciano is a beautiful little hillside town to the West of Chiusi, in Tuscany. It has intricate little streets, a fantastic view ove...
2 minInteresting and interested?There are some phrases in English which strike terror into my heart. One of them is 'I could tell you some stories!' especially when anno...
3 minAnd you think you had a bad night?It was the early 90s and there was a group of us working on a project in Milton Keynes who were all staying in the same hotel in the old ...
3 minWhere's your manners?I think it was in the 70s, that Germany banned Tom and Jerry cartoons. The argument was that their portrayal of violence wasn’t realistic...
3 minPandemic GuiltIt was early in the year 2020 when the powers that be declared 'There shall be a lockdown' and a terrible darkness fell on the land. It d...