Good luck to Kate and Will today. Though not much of a royalist, even I will probably be wiping away […]

Back in Twickenham now and missing my leisurely days in Capena, starting with cappuccino and cornetto at the bar. Now […]

Having checked our latests guests in Casa Galilei have been safely whisked off to the airport by Autoservizi Roma Nord […]

In Italy, or at least Lazio, the sheep are guarded in the fields by vast woolly white dogs called pastori […]

Going for breakfast at Bar La Rocca (now renamed Bar Emporio, because it is a little emporium stocking all sorts […]

Had a most illuminating chat with Stefano on our way to choose some zanzariere – aka screens to keep mosquitos […]

Just sitting at my desk working with the sounds of the first cuckoos drifting up from the valley, plus a […]

Having a great time playing the Signora in Capena – just arrived at midnight the day before yesterday. Had a […]

Friday 8th April Leon and I arrived in Matlock, Derbyshire, at 11 pm, leaving just a 5 hour slot for […]