Author name: Penelope M

I often have coffee with Mary, who is now in her late 80s. Last time I met her she told me about the winter boxes she had beenpacking at her church. To read the rest of the article, please view the PDF.

You have to keep inside the dolphins in the Venetian lagoon. These tall groupings of two or three wooden pillars, set a short distance apart, mark the outer edge of deeper water. To read the rest of the article, please view the PDF.

I fear for Pope Francis’s health. I wrote him a personal letter posted on 7 December, but it hasn’t left the UK yet according to the tracking number. I fear for his health because the last time I wrote personally to a pope was in May 1963 when I was six years old. The pope