I never can resist a chance to have a sing song, especially if I get the chance to do silly actions as well. Two years ago I wrote a review post of the year, based around the 12 Days of … Continue reading
‘Twas the day before Christmas, and all through the house, many creatures were stirring … Carols from Kings in the kitchen compete with Prince Caspian in the sitting room, distracting me as I write at the dining room table. My … Continue reading
Normal service is a bit disrupted at the moment, but I’ve got an excuse, honest. Well, a few, actually: 1) I’ve just done a 3-day cross-European journey back to the UK, via train, plane and Chunnel, and am in a … Continue reading
“What are you doing?” shouts the old man at the fish market. “You’re painting the fish black! It’s a Mussolini fish!” Lucia, half-laughing and half-horrified, tries to quiet him down, but he’s having none of it. It’s about 9am and … Continue reading
The below account of what happened on 27 November 2011 was originally published on my now defunct Cowbird profile. At the time I needed to write about it, but didn’t want to rehash the details a million times with everyone … Continue reading
