by | Aug 11, 2026 | Books

CUBA AT THE CROSSROADS I have written two books on Cuba as I was interested in a socialist experiment which stood up against the USA and at first seemed independent.  One was called Cuba Libre: Breaking the Chains?  And with the photographer Barry Lewis, the...

In praise of simple things

by | Aug 13, 2025 | Books, Poems

Sunlight on the sea Warm water on the face The bright yellow Of a fresh Primrose Seagulls calling at dawn A caressing hand Being able to walk Being able to think Being able to drink clean water Being able to put enough food on the table. Many take these things for...

BACK HOME

by | Nov 29, 2022 | Books

I have just returned home from sailing in Greece. As usual, it was very inspiring and challenging in the Ionian Sea. Liz and I went to Corfu, hoping to go to the Greek islands to the north opposite Albania but unfortunately the wind blew from the south, not the...

Back home

by | Nov 28, 2022 | Books

I have recently returned home from sailing in Greece and am gardening, walking by the sea and writing the last part of my second memoir which takes my long life up to date. I am 76 and strongly aware of time’s winged chariot passing close by. We are all born...