August 6, 2019 What love is We sat together in her small flat. Another pensioner with time on her hands, Edna was worried about the road …
August 3, 2019 An act of self-care If we wish to save the world, we must first look after ourselves, or we have nothing to offer. Someone …
July 29, 2019 ‘Why are you so tragic?’ ‘Why are you so tragic?’ asked a friend of Maurice Nicoll. ‘Why do you speak so tragically?’ This upset Maurice. …
July 27, 2019 Your Soul Cafe I was once sent a cartoon and it sits beside me now. It’s a picture of a street restaurant, ‘The …
July 23, 2019 Hidden Agendas Martin and I were friends at school. He was a very good musician, with a wonderful gift on the piano. …
July 17, 2019 The first and second truth Let us talk about the first and second truth. The painter sets out with a vision for their picture. This …
July 13, 2019 The Nine Rooms of wellbeing The Dead Sea scrolls were discovered between 1947 and 1956 in caves near the Dead Sea. In one of them, …
July 12, 2019 The mysterious case of the sleeping pharmacist I’m going to the pharmacy in Pefkos, on the island of Rhodes. It’s usually a busy (and expensive) place, gorging …
June 29, 2019 A seagull marriage We have two seagulls, Peter and Mrs Peter; they’ve been together awhile. I don’t know if they’re in love, but …
