Back in Schliersee with family
‘Starry, starry night’, the words pop up in my head. The night sky twinkles with a million stars. It reminds me of the nights before words like ‘light pollution’, became Continue Reading →
Category: Europe
Autumn comes calling
Autumn comes calling We are not yet ready A long and dry Summer It has left us all heady Can we keep it A few more weeks The seasons, it Continue Reading →
Benares and mother’s day vouchers
A free day. It was a shame to waste it. I haven’t managed to use my mother’s day treat voucher yet. It’s been burning a hole in my pocket since Continue Reading →
The Gruffalo Trail
“The weather forecast for the weekend looks pretty grim. What do you do with your children on a weekend like this?” I ask Tiffany, our theatre sister. For someone so Continue Reading →
Sajana and Onam
Rice, sambar, aviyal and thoran, something I should have been eating on Onam day. Instead it came too early, just like Sajana’s death. Is this what Sajana had in mind Continue Reading →
Lakshmi and I went to the woods today
The sun’s rays filter through the closed curtains and wake me up. It is still too early and I try to sleep some more. Lakshmi is fast asleep and doesn’t Continue Reading →
Spots in time
The intense heat from the blistering sun is burning my skin as I make my way to the hospital car park. There is no shade here and my car is Continue Reading →
St Fagan’s National History Museum
The boiling hot Thursday has given way to a blustery and wet Saturday. Our plan was to go hill walking in Powys over the weekend, but that had to be Continue Reading →
The day of the wedding
The alarm goes off. It is six in the morning. I just fell asleep about 3 hours ago. I didn’t have to get up this early, but forgot to switch Continue Reading →
Miskin Manor Hotel
The spiders have been busy spinning their cobwebs. The outside of the house is starting to look a little bit like the haunted house from ‘the Addams family’. Well, I Continue Reading →
