Looking Back

Yes – I was on Wikipedia. I was surprised and obviously pleased when the article appeared there. Several years later...

Everyone seems to be researching their family tree, these days – I started one myself forty years ago. It grew...

A visit to the Health Centre in Jàvea to have blood tested (for which I had to be there at...

It wasn’t how I’d planned to spend my weekend – but, on the other hand, my weekends never needed much...

Children are a joy to portray in oil on canvas... please note that I didn't say "to paint", as someone...

On what started off as a fairly normal day, there is nothing like being pushed unceremoniously into an ambulance and spending...

After hearing so much about the congestion at the Channel Tunnel and Ferries, we were expecting difficulties in getting to...

A more recent occasion when I neglected to grab a camera, was a couple of weeks ago while driving on...

I couldn’t help reflecting on other long road trips. Most went smoothly but one in particular was unforgettable. In 1963,...

I have never understood why autobiographies start at the beginning. Unless you know me, the terribly amusing anecdotes of my life...

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