Accidents Happen – Sicily

We looked at each other and I said ..”it feels like we’re running away”. Steve replied..”we are, sort of”.

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The best view in Reykjavik

pastel rooftops dusted with snow

It’s New Year’s Eve in Reykjavik, and the daylight doesn’t stick around for long. Would it hold on until we got to the top?

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Basil Fawlty is alive and well and hating you all

Whilst staying in a guesthouse in Pestilu Mare, we are the only guests. Sometimes that will mean extra care and attention, but sadly, not today. A couple who clearly loathe each other decided to earn some money by running a guest house which is an inspired idea.  Husband is still desperately trying to find jobs […]

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A snapshot of childhood

We watched the play whilst we ate lunch.  It ebbed and flowed, kids came and went in the way they do.  No voices were raised, no one was berated or pressured.  No parents hovered.    They just got on with the business of play

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