The Froth

Hurrah! I am going to Tuscany

21. July 2008

I’ll be staying near San Gimignano. My mission is to eat as much gellato as possible. I hope I will find the heart to come back. Everybody tells me it’s a difficult place to leave. Expect postcards. Also: This sums up the re-design of the site for the time being. The fact is I don’t like [...]

I’m finding it harder to be a gentleman every day*

11. July 2008

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My son is at my mother’s on vacation, near the sea. We had a little conversation on the phone as we do twice a day. He said he was busy. Apparently he is selling rocks to people in the neighbourhood. "How much?" I asked. "I sold a really big one for 95 cents" he said. [...]