Fallen pine tree in Verulamium Park, St Albans, England, February 2017 One of my beloved four pine trees was struck down by Storm Doris on 23 February 2017. Thankfully, the destruction […]
Hex colour reference: #80daeb A colourful note: Crayola’s sky blue crayon appeared in 1958, the lightest blue shade they had offered until then. More obviously than many Carola colour, […]
Fritelle come in a variety of flavours. The Fritelle Veneziane, probably my favourite, feature pine nuts and fruit mixed into the batter. Battling for my top choice are Fritelle alla crema, created […]
Venezia in northern Italy is a city of beauty, charm and history. It goes under many colloquial names, such as City of Water, City of Canals and City of Bridges. It […]
After a wonderful break in Venice, I have a mass of indelible memories. High on the unforgettable list is the fritella – a light doughnut style cake that is a special […]
Construction of the Arsenal began in around 1004, with a major expansion in 1320, and addition of the main gate (seen above) in 1460. Encircled by 4 km of 8 […]
Hex colour reference: #77dde7 A colourful note: turquoise blue was a new shade for Crayola back in 1935. The first recorded use of turquoise as a colour name in English dates […]
Hex colour reference: #78dbe2 A colourful note: the first recorded use of aquamarine as a colour name in English was in 1598. Copyright Debbie Smyth, 1 March […]
Ángel Agustín María Carlos Fausto Mariano Alfonso del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Lara y Aguirre del Pino (1897 – 1970), known as Agustín Lara, was a Mexican songwriter. He wrote over […]