Tag Archives: love

Loving life: then and now


Reacquainting myself with the city of my childhood this year has been enormous fun. As the past Hoves into view, almost every street jolts a memory … although in truth I spend little time in that area where I grew … Continue reading

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HFG: the place that slows down time.


Entrepreneurship is something I would recommend to many, but with the Good comes the Bad … and the Very Bad; the last three years of entrepreneurial life have been the most difficult, frustrating and challenging across 35+ years of business. … Continue reading

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Moving house, Spandangled, Spain … and the joy of magic pants.


Fortewinks’ May post was delivered with little insight as to the Very Difficult Time that was unfolding. Because every now and then the outcome of precipitous events does not become clear until later: this was such an episode. Shortly after … Continue reading

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Girls on Tour: The Three Graces and a Tasmanian Roadtrip


The Three Graces at Nubeena. Painting by Tornado. Australia is a substantial and beautiful country that until recently left my interest unpiqued. Until that is, Exocet (Youngest of All) deemed her culinary career incomplete without experiencing the territory’s joyful food culture; she … Continue reading

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Sicily and the art of slow


Mr Smart, Head of Art is ultimately responsible. Chatting last term to Beautiful Boyfriend (mine, not his) he recommended as the starting point for our imminent vacanza, a swanky Palazzo apartment owned by a Countess he happens to know. Palermo … Continue reading

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