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Wimps, imps and valiant Dutchmen

I have a confession to make. I am two people in one – wimp and imp, and they are continuously at war. The imp does blog posts and facebook and generally takes care of business. Imp loves the fact that my life is precarious, rootless, full of interesting adventures and creative people. Imp makes plans continue reading »


Maritime mayhem and muddy shores

I’m writing this on board ‘Ellen’ anchored on the River Deben in Suffolk, just off a pretty wooded beach called the Rocks. Terns are swooping close by, their calls shrill but kinder on the ear than the boat’s anchor alarm, which goes off regularly enough to stop me getting complacent about the holding quality of continue reading »