Herry's Journal

Francois de la Rochefoucauld Good advice is something a man gives when he is too old to set a bad example. Before we set our hear...

Philip Stanhope, Lord Chesterfield “Choose your pleasures for yourself, and do not let them be imposed upon you. Follow nature and not...

Do you know where this is? Or why it's special?

Not everyone likes the Prius's looks, but it's actually an amazing car. It's well very built, comfortable and full of interes...

Do you know where this is?

One of my favourite operatic arias - Kiri Te Kanawa in the famous aria from Puccini's La Rondine - Chi il bel sogno di Doretta. Click th...

Love, that is the first and last of all things made The light that has the living world for shade ... Love, that sounds...

A new one - St Emilion. No wonder it's a World Heritage Site And every lovely spot needs a lovely hotel - and this has one of the best -...

My half-brother, Fuff, has some interesting ancestors including the Eton housemaster HE Luxmoore who created a lovely garden on Tangier ...