Furo e Ponteruolo Gelateria Santa Trinita Green Life During my recent trip to Florence, I was amazed to see how much the city had changed in the year since I last visited. There has been a substantial increase in the number of small shops offering artisan-handmade and eco-aware products. There has also been a corresponding […]
A week of dysfunctional systems. I was going to write a post about the artisans I met in Florence but my idiot computer resolutely refuses to load the images. If any of you are feeling you need to help my pitiful state, a new laptop would be great. Ta very much. This fits in […]
This is my favourite story from last week. In the midst of all the terrible events happening across the world, and the almost palpable darkness that seems to have become the daily fodder in the news : an inspirational story. The picture is that of Patrick Joyce who has just won the Hackaday Awards prize […]
See Rome and die. To which I say two things: firstly, it’s a misquotation, and secondly, let’s not get carried away. I liked Rome well enough but I have to say I was a bit underwhelmed by the city. It is possibly the least ‘Italian’ place I’ve ever been to in Italy. Quite a large […]
I finally got to make my trip to Italy, courtesy of my most excellent niece Arin who gave me the holiday as the best birthday present ever. Thanks a lot, Aristotle – you’re amazing and you know it. After an unbelievably stressful and sometimes frankly horrible year, this trip has cheered me up no […]
