Is It Just Me?

IT IS AMAZING what an effect H.G. Wells’ book has had since it was written in 1898, isn’t it? In October 1938, Orson Welles’ radio broadcast based on The War

LOVE HURTS. Love can be wonderful. Not unlike Jason and his Argonauts in eternal pursuit of the Golden Fleece, or the quest for the mythical Holy Grail, people everywhere are

YEARS AGO, a silly story circulated about some American tourists who were on a tour of Windsor Castle. “It’s a beautiful place,” one of them commented, “but I wonder why

I HAD already been to London a couple of times that week, which included a visit to the Portuguese Embassy for an interesting presentation on investing in property in Portugal,

SUMMER TIME is a time for parties, and parties are for celebrations. I recently had the pleasure of going to a couple of parties which celebrated very special occasions. The

THE FONDNESS for a particular decade centres around our gilded memories of growing up, those seldom angst-ridden, often euphoric teenage halcyon days, when the world was still “all right” and

Judy Sharp reflects on life and her world – as she sees it. How many times recently has it rained? Hardly at all: not nearly enough. But rain it did

Skip Bandele reflects on life and his world – as he sees it. I THINK it was President Harry Truman who said “you’ve never had it so good” during the

Judy Sharp reflects on life and her world – as she sees it. WELL NOW, there’s a thing! This real estate issue has obviously touched a few nerves, to judge

Skip Bandele reflects on life and his world – as he sees it