Life with cats, and other things…
0748/28th March 2025 en-route to Glens Falls . In search of a topic for today I came upon the unlikely story of Carlo Acutis, so-called "patron saint of the internet", who will become the first saint of the millennial generation, if his canonization is confirmed. . When I say unlikely, I mean because it's not … Continue reading Serenity
1642/3rd August 2024 . It was a sensation of having dived into a pool of warm honey and being probed by long fingers as it insinuated itself intimately around me. Exiting onto the porch early this morning, suddenly I was cast back 68 years to my first encounter with tropical heat. . Mum and I … Continue reading Firsts
Kep, Cambodia Feeling uninspired, I told myself to pick a random photograph to write about. Which led to some weeding out. Why on earth do I keep all these? I asked myself, over and over. This one brought me to a stop. The first time I saw this image, it was like seeing a ghost. … Continue reading Before
Ta Phrom, Angkor, Cambodia For something different, today I decided to post some of my dad's photographs and a short extract from my memoir of Angkor. Giant treesNandi, The BullThe Bayon 12th CenturyOne of the gates to Angkor Thom It was so still, there among the giant trees that were consuming the ruins of Angkor. … Continue reading Treasured memory