A tale of three cities

I'm always amazed at how some of the themes currently at the height of interest were also touched upon by classic books. Case in que...

While I am an absolute carnivore, there are times I yearn for an abundance of vegetables.   I will then go through phases of "vege...

Coming back from London on a Saturday evening, the world quietens down on board the Eurostar train.  People close their eyes, contemplate...

The  Classics Club  is organising a spin again!  A list of 20 classics to read, all ordered in a nice list, and on Monday, there will be a...

What do you do when there are workmen in the house?  when you want to be there to keep an eye on things, but at the same time not to cau...

On hearing of Seamus Heaney's death recently, I was amazed at the reaction by many bloggers but also by people around me IRL:  rarely ...