Kurt of Gerolstein

Writing adverse criticism is never much fun. Each time you go to a new show, or read a new book, you always hope it's going to be a winn...

The story of my lovely Lena – ‘Elena de Gerolstein’ – the Falcon Seelster-Ester Bromac filly I bought at the yearling sales more than three ...

. A colourful day on Thursday. First, a stroll around the Reinickendorf-area in northern Berlin, through the Rathauspark, and ending with a ...

. Not world-shaking words for most people, but for me, yes. For I am a man who has been to the movies only a few dozen times in his life. I ...

. And now its time for ‘Adieu, Paris’ as well. I’ve crammed a lot of social life into my last few days: a Parisian reunion with Barry and Ro...

. I don’t suppose we’ll meet again, but it’s been interesting knowing you… We flew out of Spain on Tuesday 18th August, back to Orly, but sc...

. The suburb of Grazia – halfway across the city from Sant-Feliu and us -- opened its week-long ‘Festival’ yesterday, and we were there. The...

. Yay! Jack has uploaded the last bit of Rosy's race for me ... so here she is 'in person', right on the outside, in the orange...

. A big day in the Gänzl/Gallas family. My brother, John Gallas, has just carried off the first prize in the 2009 Welsh Poetry Competition w...

. After our half-day of sunshine and swimming pool, real life moved into action – as it has a habit of doing in this part of the world – at...

In thirty-three degrees. Thank heaven for the swimming pool. But I’ve done the tourist thing. In the way I like best. That is, as much as po...

I suppose I expected my visit to Barcelona to be largely sunshine and swimming, eating and drinking, a little sightseeing ... and quite a lo...

. I’ve travelled a few kilometres since I last published a blog in the comfort of Hermitage Court Farm. A week later, here I am blogging fro...

I’ve been here a month? I can’t believe it. Where did it go? Tomorrow morning, Red Fred goes back to his owners, I take the train to Ryde, t...

. I have to say I didn’t really want to go to Bembridge. I didn’t want to drag myself from my comfy cocoon on St Catherine’s Downs and trek ...

. Much discussion the other day, with the theatricals and community servants I’ve been frequenting, not to forget impassioned Peter in the p...

. My Wightish social life has definitely taken a turn for the good just recently! I’m just back from Sunday lunch, chez Debby, down at Ventn...

Wendy sent me these pictures today. There's my beautiful Elena, wholly cured, it seems, of her paralysed throat, and working well.. And ...

. Well, it was pretty much of a foregone conclusion. I just knew I hadn’t done as well as I should have at Salty’s first time round. A secon...