This is my keyboard, set up in a hotel room in Milano, and the carpet's pretty swirly, as you can see! I must admit that I do love playing piano, although I was never too keen on the "practicing" bit. My piano teacher was often exasperated with me…...

I had the opportunity to visit the offices of Rolling Stone magazine last year…A first experience for me. So there I was in the inner sanctum,  so to speak, and it felt quite momentus, after all these years. There was a time when Rolling Stone was almost...

I visited the Holocaust memorial in Berlin last year. It was profoundly affecting. This is how it looks outside, but you actually have to go beneath ground level to gain entrance. It was created on a piece of land that was once formerly in the Eastern sector..before...

I went to hire some costumes for the Christmas Cornucopia at a special place in London last year, where you can find just about every era in clothing that ever was. Afterwards, I was waiting for a taxi in the foyer, when I noticed that they had a  guest book,...

Yea..the dirty old dishes in the kitchen sink..! For some reason, I somehow prefer doing dishes by hand. And then for some other weird reason, I usually prefer doing other people's dishes than my own. ( no wise crack invitations to have me come round your house...

Phew! The Notting Hill CarnIval  went off without a hitch..( with the exception of one nasty stabbing) All things considered, that has to be a  great victory for community spirit over  violent mayhem. The mayor and his team took a bit of a massive...

Just putting a nice Buddha out there… I like the stillness of Buddha statues, although they're always so inscrutable… like.."WHAT IS HE THINKING"?? !! But maybe the point is that they're not supposed to be "thinking" per se. The...

Just to say "thankyou" for sending in your comments… I must emphasise that I like sharing my pics. They're just simple observations taken randomly when I'm suddenly drawn towards something I find interesting. No claim to anything mas! I've been taking...

What's happening in London and around many parts of the UK right now is appalling. I feel the need to comment on it, yet at the same time, realise that what I have to say is pretty much irrelevant. The main priority right now has to be to regain order from this wanton...

Folks..I haven't met the aforesaid Mr Mukuru…but if he can do all the things claimed on his notice board…well..I guess I'll bear him in mind next time I'm in need of Love Marriage and Bad Luck specialist!