Well, I have to admit it, X has me beaten. I did have the idea of using "Xenophilia" as the title of this post, thinking of it only as a positive thing. The opposite of xenophobia. Then I did a little research.... While xenophobia is a wholly negative thing, its opposite can have pejorative connotations…Read more X
Wales
My "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", and it is dear to me. It's where I was born and spent my childhood, and it's where most of my family still live. I don't get back as often as I'd like, but when I do I have a great time. As well as family visits I try to…Read more Wales
Vienna
Not the 1980 song , though I did like that very much back in the day. (And still do if I'm honest). No, the city. But once again this post will be dredging up memories, if not from my teens, but from my thirties. Eek! Actually I was only *just* still in my thirties, I…Read more Vienna
Ultramarine
Beyond the sea. But also the deep beautiful blue pigment derived from Lapis Lazuli. For centuries the most prized of pigments. Lapis was mined in Afghanistan, ground up and then caravanned along the Silk Road, through Samarkand where the mosques and madrassas glistened with gold and ultramarine mosaic. Its destination was Venice and the studios of…Read more Ultramarine
Travelling
My first ever blog was a travel one. It was private, a way to share my trip to Australia with my sister. I'd got an iPad as an early birthday present and MasterS researched the options and helped me set it up. Then I got the bug.... Track back two years. It's 2010. I'd started…Read more Travelling
Spain
Ok, quite a big subject, and I've certainly not seen all of it. But what I've seen, I've liked. It wasn't always the case , on my first visit (also the first time me, MrS and MasterS travelled abroad together) I was slightly horrified by the aridity. I'd never seen a semi desert landscape before.…Read more Spain
Roads
I'm not a complete petrolhead, though back in the '70s I cherished my Sunday supplement guide to cars almost as much as my Donny Osmond posters. No, what like about roads is how they tell a story. Look at the numbering, A then M routes 1, 2, 3, 4 radiating out from London , the…Read more Roads
Quebec City
Well, I should say "liked" because when I sat down to write this post I did a quick calculation and realised it's been almost a decade since my visit. But I did like it when I was there and I'm sure enough of the things I liked were integral to the city and so would still…Read more Quebec City
Perfume
The scent setting the scene. Who will I be today? Musky, floral, fresh? I've usually got a few different bottles on the go. Favourites like Jicky are aways there but their companions come and go, depending on the season or my mood. Scent is precious memory, spraying a card with Eau du Soir I have…Read more Perfume
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