Simon TruckleMar 14, 20203 minSkiing in Greece, extract from Love's LaboursHania was a good place for Scott’s first introduction to skiing, having just four slopes ranging from not-very-steep to something you’d...
Simon TruckleMay 19, 20195 minAs dry as Stephen FryScott had the sort of face you would love to play at poker. It was not hard to read his expression at the best of times and right now he...
Simon TruckleMay 13, 20194 minMeet MildredHe undid the rope and pulled her gently in the direction of the straw, only to discover Mildred had other ideas. She had decided that...
Simon TruckleMay 12, 20191 minCatch, how many?Mr Heller looked down into the wriggling mass of fish at the bottom of the boat. It looked like a reasonable haul and one that would...
Simon TruckleApr 24, 20194 minFoot Spa Anyone?They were sitting at their usual table, the one right on the beach, and had been chatting to Moe about business. Oliver took a swig of...
Simon TruckleMar 27, 20191 minHoroscopesFurther down the beach, Vanessa was having a slightly less cheery morning. She was sitting at a beachside café flicking through the paper...
Simon TruckleFeb 26, 20191 minWhat would you do for £200?It was an easy day for her: all she really had to do was, rather like Tennyson’s account of the Charge of the Light Brigade, count them...
Simon TruckleFeb 22, 20191 minOlive trees as old peopleThere is something about olive trees that holds the attention. They look like people would if they lived for three hundred years and had...