Mentholated in Milan

Mentholated in Milan

“Ah, Italy!” people have said to me, before they began to enthuse about the Uffizi Gallery, the Grand Canal, and a villa they rented in Tuscany where the locals brought them organic hand-knitted goat’s cheese. “Italy is just divine!” Oh really?...
Nancy or Trixie?

Nancy or Trixie?

So you want to be a girl sleuth? Good for you! There are worse ambitions. I was never any good at sleuthing myself, but I think I can help you in a few easy steps. First, are you a girl? Or a boy who identifies as a girl? If you’re a boy who identifies as a boy, “girl...
“I now declare this bridge open”

“I now declare this bridge open”

As my website designer keeps reminding me, this site’s been “open” for more than a month now. But I’ve kept quiet about it because, what with starting a new job and moving from a converted barn into a cottage, I haven’t had time to write this entry. Nor do I...