The terroirist…
“Good morning Sir, you are booked on the two-ten flight to Nice. May I see your passport please.”
As an inveterate traveller I am used to the procedure so I had my passport ready. I passed it across the desk and after a quick glance at the photo the clerk looked up into my face. I [...]
The Cellar
Monday evening - day after the World Cup Final…
“Oh Huuugh be a daaarling and fetch a lovely bottle of wine for our delicious supper… here is the key to the cellar.”
Fiona’s enunciation was anachronistic to say the least. It grated on many people but I had always enjoyed Audrey Hepburn so why not indulge Fiona [...]
Water for a change
Dietrich and Samantha: we had been close friends for a long time. I admired their minimalist approach to life – their attention to detail in their clothes, clean appearance, food, friends – wine, of course. Many made fun of their meticulous lifestyle – “everything has a place and everything in its placeâ€. Pristine was a [...]
The computer, the dog, and the Prosecco…
I pressed the bell to Jasper’s apartment front door and I was immediately announced by his wired-haired dachshund - Rufus. Jasper was devoted to his dog and whilst in the past I had been fairly immune to his charms it was now the case that I was beginning to actively dislike him, through no particular [...]