Gary Alessio
@garyalessio.bsky.social
Dipping a toe in warmer water.
Interesting mix of a stone from near where I live now and a stone from near where my family is from.
December 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Interesting mix of a stone from near where I live now and a stone from near where my family is from.
And I can’t begin to tell you the questions and opinions when you say you work in the NHS. I recently was with a psychologist friend when he got mauled by the drunk opinionateds. I said, ‘Why not do what I do? Say you work in an office and leave it there?’
December 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
And I can’t begin to tell you the questions and opinions when you say you work in the NHS. I recently was with a psychologist friend when he got mauled by the drunk opinionateds. I said, ‘Why not do what I do? Say you work in an office and leave it there?’
In childhood it was ‘go on, say something in Italian.’
December 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
In childhood it was ‘go on, say something in Italian.’
He lived in Dorset and was known here. A kind gentleman.
November 29, 2025 at 11:55 PM
He lived in Dorset and was known here. A kind gentleman.
That’s very funny.
November 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
That’s very funny.
Might not be a bad idea. And the Cabinet would be beautifully dressed.
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Might not be a bad idea. And the Cabinet would be beautifully dressed.
Whenever I see Mahmood written on its own like that I think of the singer…
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Whenever I see Mahmood written on its own like that I think of the singer…
I just made myself laugh by misinterpreting ‘common’ and thought of so many conversations between my mother and her friends. Eating in the street. Chewing gum. Not using a tablecloth. Etc… 😂
November 5, 2025 at 11:56 AM
I just made myself laugh by misinterpreting ‘common’ and thought of so many conversations between my mother and her friends. Eating in the street. Chewing gum. Not using a tablecloth. Etc… 😂
That really sums it up, sadly.
November 3, 2025 at 8:05 AM
That really sums it up, sadly.
They never have Essex. We wouldn’t want them to anyway.
October 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
They never have Essex. We wouldn’t want them to anyway.
Lovely! How’s your olive harvest? I read something yesterday that said the harvest in southern France had been poor this year.
October 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Lovely! How’s your olive harvest? I read something yesterday that said the harvest in southern France had been poor this year.
Just finished the Magus. I chuckled at the first lines of the acknowledgements… I had been worried about the absence of Nathan. I needn’t have. I really loved the characters and the plot. Makes me want to to go back to Sicily. Thank you!
October 24, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Just finished the Magus. I chuckled at the first lines of the acknowledgements… I had been worried about the absence of Nathan. I needn’t have. I really loved the characters and the plot. Makes me want to to go back to Sicily. Thank you!
Really interesting article. It’s so powerful to read about real people’s experiences of the NHS. I’m glad to hear you’re feeling better.
October 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Really interesting article. It’s so powerful to read about real people’s experiences of the NHS. I’m glad to hear you’re feeling better.
Not sure if they still exist but in the early 80s Findus Crispy Pancakes came with a mozzarella and tomato filling in Italy. Sofficini Findus, I think. I really liked them. My aunt bought them for me but nobody else would touch them. My uncle said he’d rather eat ‘un manego de scova’.
October 18, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Not sure if they still exist but in the early 80s Findus Crispy Pancakes came with a mozzarella and tomato filling in Italy. Sofficini Findus, I think. I really liked them. My aunt bought them for me but nobody else would touch them. My uncle said he’d rather eat ‘un manego de scova’.
I live in Dorset so the Poole - Cherbourg ferry is an easy trip to France. I love exploring Normandy by train and car. Caen, Honfleur, Deauville, Trouville and the magnificent abbey at Lisieux are particular highlights as well as the food…
October 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I live in Dorset so the Poole - Cherbourg ferry is an easy trip to France. I love exploring Normandy by train and car. Caen, Honfleur, Deauville, Trouville and the magnificent abbey at Lisieux are particular highlights as well as the food…
On the TGV, the guard tells you off. Never seen that over here.
October 14, 2025 at 12:36 PM
On the TGV, the guard tells you off. Never seen that over here.
I hate that scramble on planes. You should only be able to take one bit of hand luggage. The rest goes in the hold.
October 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I hate that scramble on planes. You should only be able to take one bit of hand luggage. The rest goes in the hold.