by Valerie | Mar 1, 2017 | General interest, history, people, travel, Uncategorized
Some years ago I was enjoying a dinner party in New York when our host raised a glass to ‘the Red, White and Blue’. Bewildered I raised my glass with the words ‘bleu, blanc, rouge’ echoing in my mind. At a pause in the conversation I asked who or what we were drinking... by Valerie | Feb 1, 2017 | General interest, Uncategorized
All my friends seem to be saying it. Where does one begin? One moment I feel like finishing off a particular task. That might make me feel better, but it takes longer than I thought and I haven’t been able to start clambering through another pile of papers as planned.... by Valerie | Jan 25, 2017 | General interest, Uncategorized
It all started two years ago when the bilingual 5-year-old son of a friend pointed to my nose and said, ‘There is sangue.’ I thought he wanted to know what sangue meant, so I said, ‘blood’.‘Yes, blood,’ the small child persisted, so I went to look at myself in a... by Valerie | Jan 12, 2017 | people, travel, Uncategorized
I sit thinking. Pen and paper on the table in front of the window overlooking Beverley Minster. The sky is blue. The red cross of St. George on the left tower hardly flutters. The sun is setting and I watch a shadow climbing horizontally up the west front as I... by Valerie | Jan 23, 2016 | book reviews, General interest, Uncategorized, writing a novel
An amazingly peaceful morning in the company of grumpy Eliza, once John and his red diary (he hates the ideas of a smart one) had been sent away. No dates until after lunch. No disturbances… except for a cup of coffee perhaps? Good to hear from you, Jan, but sad... by Valerie | Jun 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
Every spring I traipse into a thirteenth century castellated building and follow the signs to ‘Tributi’. For many years I climbed up worn stone steps to the second floor, but now they have fitted a slim lift into the stairwell following decades of complaints...
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