Mid-summer food

Lazy food for Summer My favourite hotel in Rome is the Hotel Quirinale, one of Europe’s Grand Hotels, with its cool garden (above) that was a haven in the noise and heat of a Roman summer.  Sitting on the restaurant terrace, overlooking the garden, my favourite...

Yes Minister! is no longer funny

During lockdown, I’ve enjoyed watching old TV series I missed first time round. I remember the days when one was actually out at a party, or having a meal with friends, so missed them first time. Settling down for an orgy of old TV shows, I turned on Yes...

Cancer Survey

We do our bit – when is the NHS going to do theirs? Were you one of those who recently gave up time and energy helping complete yet another survey, this time on Impact of Covid-19 on Cancer Care Google it, and comments from Macmillan, CRUK, etc. flood the page....