Author Archives: John Sanders

Sunday, 20th July, 2025 Rained over night again. Lovely and warm and the grass is greening back up already. There are hospipe bans in some parts of the country although not in ours. Their introduction so often provokes heavy rain. … Continue reading →

Sunday, 13th July, 2025 Up early after a late night. Out early on what is forecast to be an extremely hot day. By 10.00 am, I had done an 8 mile walk and a 30 mins swim. I have earned … Continue reading →

Sunday, 6th July, 2025 Up early even though we went to bed late. We watched a film which was made 20 years ago and features a very young Julia Roberts, Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen. Closer is about … Continue reading →

Sunday, 29th June, 2025 There are a lot of things to be grateful for in Life however sad it may seem at times. Weeks abroad in the sun are something I feel lucky for. Living 25 years longer than my … Continue reading →

Sunday, 22nd June, 2025 A hot, humid night and the events of yesterday led to a fitful night’s sleep. We had planned so much for yesterday but it was a day when events made those plans redundant. As Harold MacMillan … Continue reading →

Sunday, 15th June, 2025 Lovely early morning. As every morning around 7.00 am and then again around 7.00 pm, clouds of swifts and swallows wheel in huge numbers around the skies above the hotel. As is their name, they are … Continue reading →

Sunday, 8th June, 2025 Lovely sunny morning but quite fresh. Haircut day early so it doesn’t get in the way of work and exercise. I’m not allowed to go away without a haircut and, actually these days, I like having … Continue reading →

Sunday, 1st June, 2025 Happy new month, Dear Reader. It’s going to be a great Summer. I’m determined to make it so. Well, I’m going travelling so I hope that augers well for all of us. The sun will shine … Continue reading →

Sunday, 25th May, 2025 Rain over night – fantastic. Sunny and warm this morning – fantastic. Out on an early walk, the world looks lovely. It’s amazing but the older I get the more important small experiences are. This little … Continue reading →

Sunday, 18th May, 2025 Lovely morning and the immediate world around looks fine …. as long as you don’t raise your eyes to the wider real world. Chaos is all around and we have to fight to make sense of … Continue reading →