I remember a long time ago. I was living in Istanbul at the time, asking my friend, the fabulous Robert, whether I looked any slimmer […]

Writers on the subject of friendship say that there are three types of friends: reason, season and 4am friends, and those friendships are critical to […]

For as long as I can remember I have loved trees. So much so that, like many dendrophiles – lovers of trees – I find […]

Why is it that all pleasurable pursuits turn out to be bad for you? Or is this only my experience? I do something once, it […]

Language – although so difficult for me – is a fascinating subject. Like so many things it organically evolves and develops from seemingly nowhere. Amazingly, […]

At a dinner party recently I heard the motto, ‘ Be interested, Be interesting’. I liked this, but felt it needs to be extended to, […]

In 2023 the world was in turmoil, but what good news was there? Think of the joy of the 135 million births in 2023. Of […]

I don’t know about you, but I have always suffered from recurring nightmares. I can’t say why these happen, but they often show themselves at […]