So, I’m over at Pam’s place today. No fish this time, but there is a train journey, spilt coffee and nervous tics. Oh, and hai! While you’re over there why don’t you check out the other fab guest posters she’s … Continue reading
All men are equal before fish – Herbert Hoover I spent yesterday afternoon on the rocks. Literally. There’s a small, pebbly, black-sanded beach near me where I like to go on a sunny weekend afternoon. Four harpoon fishermen snorkelled about … Continue reading
Waves crash and a faint thrumming passes through the soles of my shoes. Black basalt rocks split grey-green water, revealing its bright opaque turquoise heart. A second later, and it is frothy white, erupting over the top of the front … Continue reading
I’m staying in a hostel in Siracusa. It’s a couple of days before Ferragosto and the place is packed with people from all different countries: France, Germany, South Africa, England and Italy – and that’s just in my dorm. I’m … Continue reading
(This post was written a while ago, but I forgot to publish it at the time. Sorry about that. I’m catching up slowly.) All I’m aware of is a look of gape-mouthed horror on Liv’s face. However, apparently she just … Continue reading
There’s a meme doing the rounds at the moment, thanks to Tripbase – you may well have seen versions of it on other blogs. In a nutshell, bloggers are nominated to talk about 7 of their posts, and then to … Continue reading
Where did it go?! Emma is on her feet, clutching her bottle of Nastro and looking up at the air conditioning unit. Carly looks about. I think it went – AARRRRGGGGHHH! It seems that she has just discovered where the cockroach disappeared … Continue reading
Summer *may* (whisper it very softly) be finally here. Just in time for exam season, when afternoons are spent locked in stuffy rooms, watching students sweating both literally and metaphorically. One week of teaching left to do, and then it’s … Continue reading
Ingredients: choir members (approx. 30) paella (5 large pans of) cameras (at least 2) herbal tea (including diuretic angelica) Taboo (1 set) cakes (large, in varying flavours) guitar (1 + player). Method: First, prepare your choir members. The best way … Continue reading
A dog yips in excitement across the road. Its owner shushes it as she pegs out her washing. On another balcony, another dog’s claws clip-clip-clip on tiles. He pokes his nose through the curlicued iron bars, sniffing the air to find … Continue reading
