
Rachel came across a little canvass wallet and it contained some old telegrams. All were wedding telegrams, except this one. This is quite mysterious and could be the start of a novel. Needless to say, my imagination is racing away. Continue reading “The telegram which starts a novel”


I had an interesting conversation with a friend about attitudes to money. Initially it was about our adult children and their approach to marriage and how they would handle their money. Then got me thinking further. It is about the role which money has in our lives and why this is important to get it right.
This week seems to have a portrait theme; unplanned but still quite important. It includes a visit to the National Portrait Gallery and Rachel sorting through a box of old family photographs.
Our finances and Trump’s first year in office? Perhaps we are not alone with our finances experiencing a dip last year following the installation of Donald Trump as President in the United States of America.