Musings on a Morning Drive
Diary of a Witch Doctor: Thoughts as I drive to work and why I often have to pull over to just sit an simply be, if only for a few minutes.
A Mural in Marseille
A mural on a wall in Marseille shows the highlights of the city:, including Le Panier, the fisherman and their markets and the Basilica de la Notre Dame de la Garde .
Drought
Drought - a poem by Anne Harrison. Published in the collection Songs of A Sad Summer, available on anne-harrison.com
The Piazza Limbo, Florence
The Piazza Limbo, near the Arno in Florence, marks where unbaptised babies were once buried. Charlemagne, apparently, laid the foundation stone of the church here in 786 AD
Signs Along the Way
Some of the signs I’ve across while travelling, from joyful to simply obtuse in any language!
Finding Klimt
In the fin de siècle, the works of Gustav Klimt were seen as part of a radical new movement by the conservative Viennese.
An Angel, A Florentine Painting, and My Novel.
Sometime around 1252, a monk fell asleep and an angel finished his painting. If only the angel would do the same for my novel.
A Small Green Door
Behind this little green door was my home in Venice for a short while; just outside the door, this magical city waited to be explored
Discovering Corfu
The colours, the history and the heat of this island in summer (not to mention the free limoncello) left me wandering her streets, guided only by the bell tower of St Spyridon.
Gardens in Venice
Gardens are everywhere in Venice, but often hidden from the casual eye.
It Began Here
Thoughts on how I fell in love with Florence and how the city changed my life - of course it began with a painting by Leonardo
A Cup of Memories - a Poem
A Bamboo Bridge to Nowhere
Standing beside a bamboo bridge somewhere in Vietnam speaking broken French to complete strangers - the unexpected delights of travel!
London in Four Photos
Four of my photos taken in London in a recent trip, showing the variety of unexpected things to see and do in this metropolis.