Moss

Moss-Gathering,  To loosen with all ten fingers held wide and limber And lift up a patch, dark-green, the kind for lining cemetery baskets, Thick and cushiony, like an old-fashioned doormat, The crumbling small hollow sticks on the underside mixed with roots, And wintergreen berries and leaves still stuck to the top, — That was moss-gathering. […]

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What a beautiful man…

This is Raul Malo, a singer and songwriter, probably best known in the fantastic band, the Mavericks. He has also had a successful solo career and released several CDs. Not just a writer and performer, Raul is also a producer… a man of very many talents! The Mavericks are coming back to the UK and […]

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Eric and B

One of the funniest comedians, along with his short fat friend Ernie Wise, was Eric Morecambe. He is commemorated in Morecambe from which he took his stage name as he was originally Eric Bartholomew. There is a wonderful statue of him on Morecambe seafront, and I guess my husband Bari is one of the few people who can easily rest his arm on the statue’s shoulder because of […]

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