by JGD | Mar 22, 2011 | Observations
‘You don’t see a pipe much these days’ he said in his soft Lancashire burr. ‘I had one when I was demobbed, smoked St Bruno flake’. I stopped filling my pipe and looked at the smiling old man addressing me.He said he’d lost his wife...
by JGD | Jan 10, 2010 | Lifestyle, Observations
Happy New Year! This is the time of year for talk of resolutions. A New Year, A New You! The media and blogosphere is awash with various exhortations to achieve a ‘better’ you. My resolution partly inspired by this blog post by Tommy Angelo is to do less,...
by JGD | Nov 28, 2009 | Lifestyle, Observations
Whilst browsing one of my favourite blog writers Lucky Jimm I came across reference to a 25 year old community in Tuscany (Italy) in the Valle degli Elfi (Valley of Elves), where people live as we used to, helping each other, not reliant on external resources but...
by JGD | Sep 29, 2009 | Observations
The Hotel Negresco in Nice now has a sign that says that no visitors are allowed in the Hotel and access is restricted to those staying there. Fair enough I guess, but it feels like a stark reminder of my place in the pecking order of life. Rooms at the Negresco start...
