News from the Villa

I have been SO happy to get home – to be home! Travel in retirement they ask. I am really liking being home. And Philip has and does SO much work – hours and hours – to make this a lovely place to be. And it is a lovely place to be! So, yes I…

Recommended for reading

I’ve been promising a report on a couple of books, but not this one. Our neighbour Merlin, who lives just a few doors away, discovered last year that I like to read. Merlin was a teacher for many years and clearly still likes to read and to encourage others to read. He’s got roots in…

A short return to work

It’s been an interesting few days. I returned to the office building, to THQ, to provide an experience of introduction and orientation for the President of Booth UC. Toronto is a big and busy city with roads that are full, torn up and partially redirected often and under stress. As a result, the drivers are…