It is Thursday and Shell has had a tough week. There is no need to go over details, we have all had one of those weeks where there is an accumulation of events and decisions that make you question where you re, why you are there, and how someone else’s decisions can ruin a week….
Month: January 2024
Commitment
“I don’t have a drinking problem ‘Cept when I can’t get a drink.” Tom Waits We have decided to take a month off drinking. This plan lasted a week and is probably why there has been no posts since we returned from Italy. There was nothing to say. The category for our day to day…
Bibi Graetz
The last time we were in Chianti we bumped into Gianpoalo Motta. He showed us around his winery and gave us a look at the soil samples he had just done for his new vineyard. In the heart of Chianti Classico, here is a guy who does not care about DOCG and that famous rooster….
Departures – Italy
A shocking night of sleep. Possibly the noisiest apartment I have had the displeasure of staying. Complimentary breakfast around the corner at cafe Aroma is equally unimpressive. Naples is doing itself no favours convincing me it deserves its popularity. Then again, Naples doesn’t care what I think about it. Airport. Home. The end. Sometimes simplicity…