Immersion in Firenze

Immersion in Firenze

“You may have the universe, if I may have Italy.” – Guiseppe VerdiĀ  From the dazzling but functional, gleaming white washing-machines adorning the balconies of small suburban apartments, to Michelangelo’s hugely sublime pristine white marble...
Loss and grief

Loss and grief

In 2015/16, I lost nine people from my life, from my big brother to my good friend’s daughter, and many friends somewhere in between, some close. People asked how I coped. My answer probably came across as flippant but wasn’t meant that way: “Well,...
Parc Garland update

Parc Garland update

As any reader of my book will know, Parc Garland on The Lizard, was the home of Pamela Colman Smith for around 20 years. When I first visited, it was dilapidated but also a creamy buttermilk colour, rather striking, but never seen by Cornwall Council as an house of...