Philip Gwynne Jones

2020

Happy New Year all! Christmas is not quite over (I’m a strict 12 Days man myself, and we’ve still got

Okay, I understand that the title of this post may not sound all that enticing. There is a reason, after

Hi everyone, Well, as you know, I prefer this site to be about books, music, food, Venice and all sorts

“Then I turned into the Street of the Assassins, where four shadows waited for me.” – The Venetian Game It’s

So, it was a busy couple of weeks in Scotland and Wales. Mimì didn’t want us to go and worked

Well, the title’s been on Amazon for months and many of you knew it anyway, but here we are :

It’s two countries and four dates so I’m calling it a tour! Back to the Land of My Fathers, and

Well, we’re just back from a week in Sicily, where we lay on the beach, ate a lot of fish

There is just one tray of sarde spinate (boned and butterflied sardines) left in the fishmonger’s. The woman next to me is eyeing

The best sardines I have ever eaten were at Al Gatto Nero on Burano. I’ve only been there twice. On both occasions