family/life/love

Walking in the desert is very different from walking anywhere else. What appears  fairly close remains the same distance away after an hour of moving…

Researching where Ralph and I will eat while on vacation takes away all of my ‘must find the perfect grub’ stress. A couple of years…

Successfully traveling with your spouse requires boundless cooperation and a huge sense of humour. Who gets wedged beside Shrek on your flight?  Who gets…

I love beginnings. The first kiss, opening a book, introductions to strangers, new linen and Mondays… The beginning to a new year…

This Christmas we decided to keep our party very intimate. It has been a long and difficult year for so many of…

painting by Jack Bishop Ralph and I have a Christmas cocktail party every year which we proudly refer to as ‘Christmas on Carmarthen’.…

Every year at Christmas, I have an internal discussion as to whether I will trim our tree as I did the year…

I figured that it would be a good idea to have a few professional pictures taken of me so that you would…

Before we left our beloved Italy, we thought it would be fun to prowl around Roma for a couple of days. We…

I felt like Audrey Hepbun in “A Roman Holiday” the first time that I sat in Piazza del Campo even though she was…