So it’s been a while – a good two or three months since I posted anything, and perhaps, Gentle Reader, you’ve been wondering where this aging hippy has been hiding. […]
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Out with the Old, in with the New….
OK, so it’s THAT time of year…….and here is my (very) personal 2023 Review and 2024 Wish List. A Happy New Year to you all, and the best Health, Wealth […]
The Four Seasons
I’ve read a nice couple of essays in this Community Blog this week, about the onset of Autumn. Lopamudra was her usual beautiful, lyrical self, describing what the season means […]
Israeli Aggression and Palestinian Pain
Disclaimer: I have no direct connection with any individual or organization, whether political, religious or otherwise, and the intent of the following essay is not to cause any offence on […]
My birthday
WELCOME TO THE WORLD, LITTLE MAN: 25 March 1953 Apparently, the day (a Wednesday) was quite warm, at least in Kent – temperatures around 21C (or in old money about […]
Fat Thursday
It’s a damp and chilly morning as I head off to my local branch of Warsaw’s excellent Cieślikowski bakery chain to pick up as many of their delicious pączki as […]
That Was The Year That Was
2022 has been a memorable year. For a start, it’s the first one since pre-Pandemic times where I’ve managed to remain healthy. I had Covid in 2020 and again in […]
Cafe Society
My morning constitutional took me four kilometres or so today, through often ankle deep but everywhere melting snow and grubby slush, down the main road that runs past my apartment […]
A Solo Traveller – Back Home
So the trip went well. As usual, it was bittersweet. Seeing my kids and my grandkids was as ever a joy: the little ones hardly know me as Covid and […]
A solo traveller
I’ve been lucky in my life. Couple of marriages, five great kids, 4 grandkids (so far), blessed (still) with pretty good health, and mostly well rewarded financially for my work. […]
A tale about a prose poem
The following is a true story, originally posted on my This World., This Life blog. I want to share thus piece of my work with the Vivaldi Community as well. […]
Linux: what’s the big deal?
When I retired, an astonishingly quick four years ago now, many things changed. For a start, my peripatetic travellin’ life, on the road pretty much 12 months a year, mostly […]
