What's that bright thing outside ? ...my goodness it's the sun !! I've been very brave and watered the garden and all the pots as everything was so dry, but with so much frost recently it didn't seem a good idea before now........ quite a few of the bulbs in the pots seem a bit slow or stunted, I'm sure it's a mix of cold and dry, so there, I've ( Read more... )

Well, the gloominess continues....... I know I'm being over-dramatic (who ? moi ?) but it almost feels like living underwater, such low grey-ness and the air is just so damp (when it's not raining) that everything is dripping out there..... but it's not as foggy this morning, so hopefully Franco's flight won't be affected (and hopefully the French ( Read more... )

After three nights in Split, we left, via car ferry, for the island of Korcula and the town of the same name...alledgedly (according to some) the birth-place of Marco Polo.  We had rather a mix up finding our next hotel as the company we'd booked through had attached the wrong address to the hotel name....but we eventually found the right place... ( Read more... )

So, a return of some sun this afternoon has reminded me of our wonderful holiday in Croatia. There is something rather lovely about visiting mainland Europe "out-of-season", everywhere is much quieter, places easier to see, and everyone is more relaxed. Off-the-beaten-track areas may present fewer possibilities of finding somewhere to eat, but if ( Read more... )

On the last night of our trip we stayed at a "business hotel" in Naples.... our room number was the same as our house number 108, and the night before in another hotel we were a room away from it too !


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Well today the sun has gone and it's dull, dull, dull !!  I went for my 2 hour weekly Age Concern "Fit for Life" session this morning so it got me out......... However, it cheers me up to look at the background wallpaper I have currently on my mobile, the photo taken last Sunday on my phone while at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsaxlokk . Having ( Read more... )