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Along the way we took a day to explore Biltmore Estate. Everything about this reminded me of visiting one of Britain’s stately homes – Longleat or Chatsworth, for example, mixed in with a chateau in France for good measure. There … Continue reading
A writer works anywhere. That’s me in the white hat leaning over the stone wall admiring the view… We went to North Carolina for the weekend. My daughter had a wedding to attend. This entailed a lovely drive through the … Continue reading
I will be away for a couple of days, and I am not sure what sort of connectivity I will have for the next couple of days. Back Sunday night. In the meantime, check this out: a site devoted to … Continue reading
Are they mad? So it seems. Read this (from the Guardian newspaper – thanks to Bibliobibuli for the link). It seems that: “A YouGov poll has found that almost 10% of Britons aspire to being an author, followed by sports … Continue reading
Today I was standing on the front steps of my daughter’s house, next to a flowering plant with honey-suckle-like blossoms. And a ruby-throated hummingbird came to sip at the nectar, hovering at my elbow. I could have reached out and … Continue reading
First day on duty. I’m exhausted. Grandson is still racing around at 8.30 p.m.Did manage to get some writing done though, while he had a nap, and am happy with how that is going. Will put up the word counter … Continue reading
The planes seem to get smaller and smaller from Singapore onwards. The last, from Washington DC to Charlottesville, was probably the most expensive per mile of all, and it was small enough to have its own steps. Anyway, here I … Continue reading
I am leaving for Virginia tomorrow.Here are some photos we took this evening around where my daughter lives. Space invader art – these tiled art works are found in many different parts of the world… Pix 2, 3 and 4 … Continue reading
…Rome L.A, do as the locals do? Since coming here I have done some things I have never done before: had a massage in an upmarket spa along Sunset Boulevard, for a start. Anyone who knows me will know that … Continue reading