Congratulations, Louise.
And what a beautiful photo of you. X

Walking away can mean endorsing yourself and lead to new beginnings.
Looking forward to reading what the women in this collection co-authored by my friend and fellow scribe Sally J Clarke have to say.

Indeed!

Spring is in the air on the hilltop, well nearly.

Different strokes... I've lived in Boston, Brussels Paris and Rome my metropolis days are done. I love the Italian countryside around Lago di Bracciano, the creative side of me thrives, no withering going on here.
Anyhow best of luck to you in finding what you're looking for.

Have you thought of looking outside Rome?
Rents in Bassano Romano are a quarter of the price in Rome.

Love the wintry view from my study.

It is publication today for Late Heaney I am told, although I imagine it’ll be a while before I see it between ice storms and the broad Atlantic. I thought I’d share a few thoughts about it, as it’s a different kind of book for me in form and style.

global.oup.com/academic/pro...

And he really does deserve the Nobel Piece of Shit prize for aggravated piracy!

Lots of nutria in Lago di Bracciano. Been here for nearly 100 years according to the Trevignanese.

And she's 'write'!

Just ordered it.
Many congratulations, Kathryn!

Gone Rogue: Israel, Iran, and the Limits of International Law Israel’s warmongering has demonstrated the West's unwillingness to hold Israel and its leadership to account. The consequences for millions of Iranians could be dire.

Great article by my son in law Cameron Griffiths:
labouroutlook.org/2025/06/19/g...

Quanto mi piace leggere in giardino. Ma non ci sono più i giardini in Gaza. E indefendible, Israele. Come dice la poesia di Paolo.
Bravo Paolo Di Mizio per questo libro per la Palestina.
'Io sono per la Palestina
Io soffro con la Palestina'

Happy May day/ International workers Day!

Ready for some Easter fun on the hilltop.

What absolute joy when your friend's book arrives in the post and is now on your reading table.
Having read the earlier versions of your travels, I can't wait to read the final version.
Congratulations, Rachel.
Love to you and all your family.

Primavera on the hilltop.

I had to walk past the swings. The fourth swing was still as if someone were sitting on it. The others thumped up and down and into each other. As I approached the fourth one, it flew up like someone or something had jumped off. My muscles tense. I'm a pounding, shrieking, running mess. #WriteCBC

Can we please give him the Nobel piece of shit prize!
#trump

Abstract painting with a band blue sandwiched between two bands of golden yellow, the top one thick and the bottom one much thinner. The borders between the colors are rough.

Mark Rothko, Untitled (Yellow and Blue), 1954, private collection

Hugh Grant was great. But that was fiction.
Zelensky is the real thing!
Slap it into ye Donald!

Dear Amazon Italy,
Thank you for suggesting I buy a copy of my own book.
Although it is worth every penny, it's a tad too expensive.

The law is the same for every man?
Unless you're the orange man!

Sailing into 2025...

X-mas Eve on the hilltop.

We three kings...

A cold December day on the hilltop and mon beau sapin has her X-mas robes on.
Tis the season...

Fuzzypeg!
You just made me think back to how much I loved reading & being read these stories, curled up in front of the fire.