a night at the opera

last evening we were at gran teatro fenice for the concerto di capodanno... naturally hippolyta joined in most of the arias but, fortunately, there were no complaints and she is hopeful that it might have served as an audition for future concerts – only time will tell...

christmas day doings

hippolyta and i enjoy christmas lunch in piazza san marco, venice.

this is the life!

seasonal sentiments

here we are on the balcony of our venetian apartment, ready to say.....

happy christmas!

a seasonal surprise...

when we  got to roger and sheila's the other day i was delighted to find hippolyta waiting for me...

...with her luxury luggage packed and ready to go...

so... there we are! next stop: venice!

on the cards...

...well card, singular, actually. a happy summer memory from 2013 to please a certain lady hippo...