27 June 2018

Postcards No.6: wartime hangover

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Some travels rouse a far greater depth of feeling than others. For example, a gentle meander through the chateaux and vineyards of Normandy and Burgundy could not be compared to visits made to Buchenvald, Auschwitz and Dachau. And being in battle-scarred Santiago at the time of Allende was light years away from the mere doddle… Continue Reading

24 January 2018

Baffled by this topsy-turvy (running) life

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Dilemma upon dilemma. Indecision resolved by decisions, which next day are quickly reversed. Back to square one. Is this the mental turmoil that all sportspeople face as the body slows and energy fades?  The deciding when to quit. Common wisdom says the clever ones know when to stop. They accept the situation for what it… Continue Reading

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