“Your slipper, sir.”
“Where is the other one, Alfred?”
“I’m afraid there’s been a mishap, sir.”

As the winter solstice approaches it’s an ideal time to reread this joy of a book by @clerkofoxford Eleanor Parker. As a reviewer on the back cover says, ‘a treasure and a delight …full of unexpected beauty and wisdom.’

I miss Valentina & her kiosk. I miss her positivity & warm-heartedness. Valentina has been undergoing cancer treatment. To cheer her up I turned the Valentina’s Kiosk theme into a song & the legendary BBC Singers
have recorded it for her. Here is Valentina’s Song. Conducted by David Hill.