W-wa Jeziorki

To Wrocław (by night train) for the funeral of my late mother's oldest sister, Ciocia Dziunia , who died just before the New Year at the...

This year will see several round-number anniversaries which have a personal significance for me. On 6 February , I will have been living i...

For the third year in a row, I've been logging some aspects of my drive towards a healthier life. The most important part, other than di...

The traditional Yuletide pilgrimage around England. Last year, it was 13C on Christmas day, this year it was 14C as we crossed the Peaks. [L...

The shortest day of the year is behind us. From now on, the days will be getting longer, the sun will set slightly later - although it is no...

At this, the darkest time of year in the Northern Hemisphere, we crave light and warmth; and so religion steps in to organise a feast that c...

Prompted by comments as to the current state of works at Nowa Iwiczna, I walked down there yesterday to take a look for myself. As I approac...

For the first time in nearly ten years of blogging, of over 2,400 posts, I'm writing about air quality in Warsaw. On Thursday, there was...