Seven moments that mattered
The original working title of this summary was 20 things that mattered in 2025. How ambitious that thinking was! A couple of weeks and far too much daily work have intervened. Which is another way of the universe turning up to remind me of my core beliefs; as both titles suggest, getting to the bottom […]
What is it about walking?
Bill Bennett has a problem but he doesn’t necessarily know this. He’s heading to Spain to walk the Camino de Santiago – but why?
Driving Madeleine: the things that matter
The older I get, the smaller I prefer my movies. So this month’s release of Driving Madeleine was right up my alley. But even as small movies go, this one is tiny. Set in a Paris taxi, with a disaffected driver, Charles (Dany Boon), and Madeleine (Line Renaud), his 93-year-old passenger who’s determined to do […]
For the love of books
Reading matters. Books foster friendships and understanding. Here’s why …
A Fortune-Teller Told Me
This is a poetic tale of a year of slow learning through slow travel …