Foul Is Fair
10th August 2025 This week started off almost as the previous one finished with thunder overnight accompanied by rain but no repeat of...
All Hail
3rd August 2025 As we feared, last Sunday’s sunny interlude was just to lull us into a false sense of security before the rollercoaster...
Border control
27th July 2025 There’s not a lot to say about the beginning of the week. It started hot and continued hot until it wasn’t. Tuesday, I...
Dressed for the occasion
20th July 2025 TThe sun returned on Monday as did Edoardo over in Monte Urano. I thought that was it for the summer after our last lesson...
To market, to market
13th July 2025 Last Sunday’s onset of rain signalled the start of the break of the hot weather, though it took a couple of days to work...
Just not cricket
6th June 2025 I start with an apology to both my readers: I’m sorry, but if you were hoping that after last week’s action packed high we...
Ac-shon!
29th June 2025 Things got off to an exciting start on Monday when instead of waiting excitedly by the gate to have leads attached, Peggy...
Motoring along
22nd June 2025 The start of the week was all about the cars and the weather, so let’s go alphabetically and start with c for cars. It...
Boy oh boy
15th June 2025 After last week’s downsizing of the midday walk to sprawling for ten minutes in the shade at the back of house, this week...
Brick by brick
8th June 2025 Another month and another public holiday, and with five weeks elapsing since the last one the Festa della Repubblica was...
