Sunshine But No Elephants Yet

Well I’ve made it – with a few misadventures on the way – all of which have righted themselves (forgetting my adaptor – cause of major anxiety as its loss would put the blocks on my working – but they’ve found me one), forgetting my iphone lead (turns out it was in my...

Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum

What a fantastic and moving exhibition is Life and Death in Pompei and Herculaneum at the British Museum. I’ve been to Pompei (but not to Herculaneum) and thought it would offer little new, but this proved to be an incredible insight into everyday life in the...