Month: November 2014

An Upstairs-Downstairs Wedding

The groom and best man wait  Last Saturday, my eldest son, Matthew, married his long-time lady-love, Medi (Mayada). Both are now medical doctors, having studied together at Newcastle/Durham Medical School. They have subsequently done their junior doctor F1 and F2 periods in London, where they have now set up home. The wedding took place at the Savile Club in London, which turned out to … Read More An Upstairs-Downstairs Wedding

Coffee with Don Pedro – Part 20

What was it that broke under such circumstances? I had asked the question of myself the week before. When you ‘stopped the world’ what was it that broke? Perhaps breaking was too strong a word – it could also be described as a passage from one state of attention to another . . . I sipped the hot coffee, noisily – it was the … Read More Coffee with Don Pedro – Part 20