Some of us were thrilled the other day to hear the multi-talented and mega-cool Russian prime minister, Vladimir Putin, tickling the ivories at a charity event in St Petersburg. The land that produced some of the greatest of all pianists,…
The Raising of Lazarus by Guercino The Raising of Lazarus by Rembrandt Well, let’s not go over the top but I am feeling a lot better today after my bout of ‘flu which followed immediately after I was told that…
It is typical isn’t it! I get great news about my health (see yesterday’s blog) and get all excited about getting back to normal life after two years having to be careful about what I do and then what happens…
I went to the neurologist yesterday for a six month check up to see how well i am recovering from my brain haemorrhage…….. ….I told her how I had been and what symptoms I am still having…… …and she says…
I am off to the hospital again this morning to see my neurologist and, I hope, to arrange for my last MRI brain scan. I haven’t seen her for six months now but she is hopeful that we will find…
So, finally, the great Swiss tenor, Hugues Cuénod has died at the remarkable age of 108. He was still teaching and singing after his 100th birthday and he leaves us now when people were beginning to believe that he was actually…
It looks like parents are going to be able to take photos of their children hamming it up in their local nativity plays now that those anti-paedophile school regulations have had to be reconsidered. This must be a sensible decision…
As much as I love talking to you guys and even though I don’t want to come across as superficial or disloyal in any way, my brand new i-Phone 4 has finally arrived after being stuck in the snow all…
Last Saturday night had loomed large in my diary for some time. I am no cook, some have even doubted if I even have a palate but I got into bad company when I arrived here in Lewes some three…
It is not just the unseasonal covering of snow that has made home town Lewes in the UK so beautiful this week. The icicles have a showbiz quality all of their own especially when the clear December sun is in…