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Over the last year or so I've been collecting a series of books of Scandinavian folk tales to read on trains, partly because the edition is unusually slim and fits nicely in the pockets of a coat or bag, and partly because they are curious and entertaining stories, a testament to life before heavy industry and urbanisation.
A lot of scholars wrote down folk ...
Do you like makeup and perfume?
That's probably a silly question. Of course you do or you wouldn't be here!
Last week I went to the small hilltop town of Grasse in south-east Provence. It's a pretty place with some nice little shops, and a fine view over the surrounding countryside.
Grasse is also the perfume centre of France where traditional pl...
I'm back home from my trip to France. I went away partly to avoid the chaos of the Sanremo Music Festival which makes life impossible in this area. Don't take my word for it: Meri the checkout lady at the supermarket, Laura my friendly newsagent and our condo porter were all grumbling today about the restrictions on movement last week and how the council can spend milli...
Hello little blog. Just a short post. Checking-in, as it were.
I'm enjoying a relaxing yet very full stay in Provence, enjoying the quiet higgledy-piggledy lanes and squares of old towns, palm-fronted promenades, some amazing exhibitions and a lot of really good food.
I hope you enjoyed the Winter Olympics. "Now," as the late comic Les Dawson always used to say (usually dressed as John Bull rather than one of his classic drag roles) "it's melody time, folks," before launching into cacophony on the piano. Yes, we've just seen off the Olympic skiers and skaters but the fun here in Italy continues with the huge annual San...