My home is 13.5 miles from the far side of Brighton (21 km), where the regional cancer centre perches on a hill near the cliffs.… Read More »A Journey to be Repeated

I like the little I know of Sri Lanka. Colombo seems more spacious and cleaner than other South Asian cities. It’s less crowded, and being… Read More »Colombo & Tsunami

My mother is 90 years old and quite frail in health. Since she was widowed she’s lived alone, keeping her independence, preferring a private lifestyle… Read More »Small Journey, Big Consequences

The South Downs are a range of chalk hills running roughly east to west along England’s south coast. My town lies between the Downs and… Read More »One Small Journey

To me, rugby football seems less of a waste of time than soccer. Being Welsh, and with Wales looking on course for a grand slam… Read More »Clapping The Losers In

In my circles surreal is getting overused. I used to be fascinated by Salvador Dali’s paintings; that mix of the credible and utterly absurd–melting watches,… Read More »Surreal

My surname “Ford” makes the job of finding a related domain name difficult. Even in setting up this blog, my natural username, TonyFord, has already… Read More »Starting Out