Author Archives: mike

And so the equinox is come and gone, the harvest moon is soon to be full and we are reminded that dread winter is just around the corner. In much of the US last year the winter was a mild … Continue reading →

This is addressed mainly to those who knew Tony Gorman. Tony died on Sunday August 19 of the wounds inflicted during his battle with life. Ann remains for the time being at their house in Skye, her mailing address being; … Continue reading →

So here I am back in the USA at my house in Bowling Green, Ohio after a long and pleasurable sojourn with my friends at CDP and elsewhere in Italy. As the title implies I arrived there a few days … Continue reading →

Much to my surprise it seems that I have been bitten by the poetry bug. Early samples have already appeared hereon, now here are a couple more for your delectation. One of them is my first venture into blank verse … Continue reading →

Question: What happened yesterday that has not happened for 44 years? Answer: Manchester City Football Club became the champions of the English Premier League. Yes, they finally did it. For almost a half-century, their fans, and indeed the children of … Continue reading →

Let’s up and away and go for a day Unto the Tyrrhenian Sea To a spot that I know, a pretty bagno In a town that I call CDP We can sit by the shore, in sunshine galore Using words … Continue reading →

        Go City!!

Word travels fast in this town! Let me give you an example. Yesterday evening I went into the grocery store in the center of town to buy some cheeses-pecorino and gorgonzola- and some wine. The store owner, a jolly lady … Continue reading →

Looking west from my terrace in CDP last night (March 26) just past 8 PM yielded this beautiful sight of a Moon-Venus conjunction.  A few degrees below the moon, Jupiter was also becoming visible in the darkening sky, but for … Continue reading →

The Vernal Equinox of 2012 has been and gone, and on the Tuscan coast it brought sunny skies and warm temperatures-magnificent!  Jane and Sam were here with me for a few days in Castiglione della Pescaia, hereafter referred to as … Continue reading →