I have been mostly impressed with the Welsh NHS, dentistry provision less so. Got a doctor’s appointment within two days last week, none of this telephone queueing/go online bollox. I simply asked the receptionist to [more…]
Monday Good morning from a wet and cold Downing Street where it’s a really horrible Monday morning and the window cleaner is busy washing the windows! An opinion poll out this morning shows that if [more…]
The afternoon was spent wandering round Oxford Street. Sally was in and out of the shops, she hadn’t bought anything until they arrived in Selfridges. “Find something you like and I’ll treat you.” She spent [more…]
My tastes in Music are pretty catholic but I cannot stand garage, punk, rap and the like. Born in 1940 my introduction to serious music was our Sunday afternoon treat, courtesy of the foster parents, [more…]
After their second late night running the twins were slow getting ready for Sunday morning breakfast, despite Izzy chivvying them on. Izzy was quite aware the twins were tired, but knew if they missed breakfast, [more…]
“Conflict is not unavoidable. However, it is nonsensical to consider the institution of a state as a solution to the problem of possible conflict, because it is precisely the institution of a state which first [more…]
While international collaboration and aid have offered crucial assistance, they have also prompted concerns regarding national sovereignty. 07 October, 2024 A little over a month after Kenya adopted the amended Climate Act, the government evicted [more…]
In October, 1888, Miss Kate Pettitt sailed from Liverpool to Bombay in the steamship Eden Hall.She was going to India as a governess with an English family from Manchester. The voyage took five weeks, and [more…]
Luchino Visconti’s masterpiece is his 1963 historical epic The Leopard (Il Gattopardo, which – pendant alert – actually refers to a smaller spotted wild cat, the serval – the heraldic animal of the Princes of [more…]
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