“A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou.” - Omar Khayyam We have a house guest for Easter and amongst the things we had to eat were t...

“Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” ― Mark Twain   Books I’ve read lately and enjoyed:   “ H...

“So many books, so little time.” ― Frank Zappa   Books I’ve read lately and enjoyed:   “Puzzled” by David Astle   A great book for...

“People are either born hosts or born guests.” - Max Beerbohm   Have you had unexpected guests landing on your doorstep and suddenly th...

“Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.” - Robert H.Schuller We had some visito...

“Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious on...

“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” - Oprah Winfrey Most people tend to live quiet and routine-fil...

“He who does not prevent a crime when he can, encourages it.” - Lucius Annaeus Seneca We live in a society where crime is becoming incr...

“All of us have our individual curses, something that we are uncomfortable with and something that we have to deal with, like me making h...

“Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.” - Peter Ustinov We all need to laugh and doing so does us the world of good. Laughter ...

“The way to write a thriller is to ask a question at the beginning, and answer it at the end.” - Lee Child I like to watch movies, and ...

“Bacon and eggs is a day’s work for a chicken and a lifetime achievement for a pig.” - Michael Vizdos We recently had this meal, which ...

“What is there more kindly than the feeling between host and guest?” - Aeschylus We had some unexpected guests this morning and as the ...

“Mexico is a safe, as well as a beautiful and warmly gracious, place to visit.” - Margaret Chan Welcome to the Travel Tuesday meme! Joi...