On the road home

    Good evening from Mumbai Here I am in another hotel very near the airport and so far it’s a good one. We’ll see whether I have an uninterrupted night’s sleep, which would be nice for a change. All I need is for those drums floating up...
Settled

Settled

It’s a short one from me tonight. I’m ensconced in the plush luxury of the new lounge at Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport in Mumbai, awaiting my flight. Personally, I preferred the beatnik 60s minimalism of the old lounge but I’m told that was a temporary arrangement. I’ve...
A clearout

A clearout

  Here are “before and after” pictures of my mother’s flat, first as cluttered as it was, then cleared out and waiting for redecoration before it is sold. My mum moved here reluctantly in 2008, having been persuaded to sell the modest family...
My Mum, the Elephant and Me #5 – A look back

My Mum, the Elephant and Me #5 – A look back

Many of you kind, thoughtful friends have been asking about my mum and I’ve been thinking about doing this post for a while now. This time last year, my mum was still defiantly independent, but I kept getting calls while at the gym, from all sorts of local GP...

Brick wall

Good morning Ms Handler of Passport Enquiries, Newport, Gwent. In reply to your email suggesting that, because of Data Protection issues, you cannot discuss my complaint with me, made about the person at your Victoria Passport Office, who was rude and brusque and...