Hole vision

Experts have surfaced throughout the world in almost every discipline and walk of life. Look for a definition of ‘expert’ on Google and find that Oxford Languages has the first place with, “a person who is very knowledgeable about or skillful in a particular area” – fine but then see…

Navigare necesse est

Having returned safely from our first trip abroad since 2020, I was struck by the clarity of vision with which I regarded our flat as I stepped into the hall, so familiar and welcoming, and yet, for a fraction of a second, like a place I saw for the first…

Ponders, wonders and odd blunders

In August we took two dear friends on a day trip to Vinga, a small island with an impressive lighthouse, well-known in Sweden as the birthplace of the troubadour and poet laureate Evert Taube. The island is some ten kilometres west of Göteborg, the lively harbour, industry and university city…