I don’t know if this is borne out by statistics, but the impression I have is that very few men of my parents’ generation did any cooking and that, in my generation, men who cook regularly at home are still in the minority. It is quite different with young adults. Both my son and my son-in-law are good cooks. Read the rest of this entry »
I have recently read the latest novels by John le Carré and Michael Connelly, two of the writers who have been the subject of earlier blogs. One was up to my expectations, the other was not. Both are now published in paperback. Read the rest of this entry »
The Royal Geographical Society in London has informed me of an event on 16th June which may be of interest to visitors to this site. The details are as follows: Read the rest of this entry »
Tremezzo
My wife and I have recently returned from a week’s holiday at Tremezzo on Lake Como. For anyone unfamiliar with the Italian Lakes, they are situated in the very north of Italy, close to the Swiss border. We had stayed in Stresa, on Lake Maggiore, a few years ago and so enjoyed the area that we decided to visit again. Read the rest of this entry »
This short video has been going round the web for a while. If you haven’t yet seen it, click on to the link below. It’s hilarious. Lady drivers will need a sense of humour. Put on your speakers. Read the rest of this entry »
Jules et Jim
I am proposing to write a few blogs on my favourite films but, if only to prove that I am not simply listing classics or otherwise playing safe, here are some critically-acclaimed movies with which I was really disappointed.
As the world struggles to survive an economic crisis caused by the greed and incompetence of various senior members of the banking profession, aided and abetted by hopelessly flawed Government policies, I would like to draw attention to the people who inhabit the nether regions of of Financial Services, the staff collectively known as “Admin”. Read the rest of this entry »
Having been a Clint Eastwood fan for most of my adult life, and having read that Gran Torino was to be his swansong as an actor, I duly made a pilgrimage to the cinema last week. It is with some regret that I have to report being disappointed. This is not one of his better efforts either as actor or as director. Read the rest of this entry »