by Penny | 24 Feb, 2019 | Brexit, Brexit fallout, Cooking, Florentine paper, Fresco painting, Garden tours, Painting, Silverpoint
The Leavers Lament is often “You Lost! Why can’t you just accept this fact and deal with it?” The Remainer’s problem with this suggestion is that it is not so simple! Leavers woke up on 26th June 2016 looking towards what they imagine is a...
by Penny | 20 Sep, 2017 | Brexit, Brexit fallout, Florentine History, Florentine money, Medieval History, Medieval Money, News, Social History
As Mrs May bravely approached Florence to brag about the great trading relationship between England and Florence since Medieval times I thought it might be pertinent to put out a warning that this could be another dangerous move on her part! I wrote the Blog below in...
by Penny | 3 Sep, 2016 | Brexit fallout, French Odyssey by Bicycle, Hotels
Friday, September 2nd – Day 17 Saint Nicholas de la Grave to Salies-de-Bearne – not all by bicycle! Anyone with a smidgeon of knowledge of French geography will spot the unlikely chances of our getting from near Toulouse to the foothills of the Pyrenees by...
by Penny | 26 Jun, 2016 | Brexit, Brexit fallout, News, Social History
I guess I was hoping for sympathy when I went to my usual café for coffee after the Brexit announcement, but it turned out that I went to the wrong place. After the frontline teasing about being an Extracomunitario with no rights from the usually friendly barista,...
