Paraskevidekatriaphobia

On Friday 13 November 1868, the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini died from pneumonia at his country house in Passy.  Possibly an unremarkable event if, like […]

It’s all in the detail

Every week, despite not being religiously minded, I find myself attending church.  Of course, as I’m sure most of you know, this is because I […]