Apples and Roses

Full disclosure: for years I've thought the Men's Schola was singing " Fool in the Panting Heart of Rome" back in the hal...

The first thing you should know is that I have had an "Overuse Syndrome" flare-up in my right arm, which is why I haven't been...

There are areas of deprivation in Edinburgh, their residents dubbed "the socially excluded." They can be dangerous even to travel ...

Conservation must be led by conservatives. I received an SMS of approval from Polish Pretend Son, who lauded the anti-plastic part of my las...

This is what 50 looked like for me (plus lipstick) When I was young and thin and angry, I worked in a passport office, which meant that I kn...

November at last! I've been looking forward to the first moment it would not be indecent to write about the great Christian feast of win...

As long-term readers know, I am greatly interested in language acquisition and hope to become fluent in both Polish and Italian. "Fluen...