

Questo e quello
30th January 2022 After a turbulent – for us, anyway – seven days last week, this one has followed a more predictable flight path,...


Get stuck in
23rd January 2022 For those of you who have been on tenterhooks since last week wondering whether or not Stephen became stranded in Porto...


Power sharing
16th January 2022 So, let’s start with the good news (which, I realise, implies there is bad news to come, but in a spoiler alert you can...


Sweet like chocolate
9th January 2022 The clear skies that eventually decided to show their faces yesterday, just in time for twilight, had the decency to...


Buon anno
2nd January 2022 Firstly, dispensing with the necessaries, a happy New Year to both my readers, with my best wishes that 2022 brings you...


Hark, hark, what news
26th December 2021 With Le Marche going yellow on Monday morning it gave us a convenient excuse to be anti-social (with one exception)...


The Gift of Giving
19th December 2021 It would seem that the deluge last Saturday emptied the sky of rain as the past week, while admittedly cold, has been...


Let there be light
12th December 2021 Whilst Monday continued the recent trend by being unremarkable, things began hotting up on Tuesday, starting in the...


Silver linings
5th December 2021 If last week’s blog made little demand on your time, this week’s will make even less, the past seven days seeing little...


Food for thought
28th November 2021 I wouldn’t stop what you are doing as I won’t be taking up much of your time this week, the past seven days being of...





























