There is a village near Glasgow which, one hundred years after the event, is erecting a monument to the war dead. Some think it is too much, that we don’t need this monstrosity to remind us. But memory is fallible and we are, after all, only human and, in times of war, are …
Tag: village
Jan 05
A House in Italy by Amanda Brake, Frost’s Le Marche Correspondent
At the stroke of midnight, an explosion of fireworks cascaded over the medieval village of Force, in Le March on the east coast of Italy, marking the end of one year and the start of the next. My family and I remained in our house, relaxing and drinking our local wine while we watched the …
Nov 28
November in Salema, Portugal – a Good Idea? By Jan Speedie
I was invited to visit friends who live in Salema in the Algarve, Portugal, in November . It seemed like a great idea, but what’s a girl to pack? Is it cold, hot, or what? And would it be a modern complex miles from anywhere or something that dreams are made of? Dreams won out, …
Aug 01
Winteringham Fields Review
When you live in the south of England it’s a long way to Winteringham Fields; indeed most of us would struggle to place the chic Lincolnshire village of Winteringham on a map. Think just south of the Humber, right at the end of Ermine Street where the Romans stopped and pondered for a while before …