When I went to Israel…

I have been to Israel twice. I have several favourite places. The first is Hamet Gader, some hot springs north of the Kinneret. A skin problem was cured there. I love a garden we used in Tiberius, which had a gate opening directly onto the Sea of Galilee, or Kinneret. We literally stepped into the

Somali Beef Stew

Sometime ago…

About three, maybe four years ago, I phoned a friend who has lived in Italy for a long time. He said I don’t laugh as much anymore. That took me right back to when I was 19, care free, loved and happy. He and I were close friends, we spent almost all our free time

A day of two halves…

This morning I awoke feeling tired and regretting that I canceled my hair appointment on Tuesday. The weather is not much improved, although yesterday evening was beautiful. I now have one on Sunday. I showered late and dressed, and felt much much better. I made coffee, and opened mail, and answered texts and emails. For

It Has To Stop

The execution of George Floyd started a movement to stop the extrajudicial killing of black men and women in America. I say started because the feeling sparked by his murder was the culmination of anger about far too many executions of black people just going about their business. The names are far too many. The

What a day!…

Africa was declared polio free today. That is such great news. And Anderson took his 600th wicket in the test against Pakistan. Few have achieved that, so he is quite the hero. I have written another piece as Jake Reilly has been left paralysed after being shot repeatedly at close quarters in front of his

I need your vote!!!

Please vote for my poem which is in a competition. I know I haven’t been good at visiting your blogs lately. I get so tired. I will try harder. Here is the link; https://short-edition.com/en/story/poetry/after-the-rain Click on it or paste it into your browser. Thank you!

Feeling great…

Yesterday evening flew by and so I am writing a post now. I still feel great. I made coffee and then I went out along the sea but it reminds me too much of my dog, so I went the other way and had a chat with the marine police. I had maybe my last

I have felt so alive today…

I have felt great today. In every way. This morning I made coffee and sat on my patio regarding my garden. Two branches of my fig tree were looking as though they were weighted down after the heavy rain yesterday. After I finished my coffee, I cut those two branches off. It’s early to be

Medicinal plants…

On Sunday evening, I went to a friend’s place. We tend to be pretty chilled in each other’s company. I like that. We watched Country File, a programme about nature around theBritish Isles. It was a particularly good episode. I ate a little piece of medicinal plant. I hoped to feel very loose and relaxed.