Ecstatic Gaucho

Two thoughts ~
The first from the incomparable Evelyn Waugh:

The imperious young Waugh catches you with his gimlet gaze
I do not think I shall ever forget the sight of Etna at sunset; the mountain almost invisible in a blur of pastel grey, glowing on the top and then repeating its shape, as though reflected, in a […]

Gaucho is back from skiing all in one piece, despite not having been seen on the slopes for 21 years. As a vitual beginner I was convinced I was bound to be the person to do their leg in, and with the Edinburgh marathon looming just a couple of months away, I was bricking […]