Bed and Breakfast Palu

03/01/2019

Another impeccably dressed group of Milanese arrived, trying to look cool as jolting wheeled luggage risked unsocketing their arms on the trek over the cobbles. High heels described rakish angles until the safety of the threshold was reached. The allure was that of a bucolic winter fantasy, the kind where peasants huddled merrily around the hearth. The vision had not been thought through. [ 271 more words ]

Another impeccably dressed group of Milanese arrived, trying to look cool as jolting wheeled luggage risked unsocketing their arms on the trek over the cobbles. High heels described rakish angles u…

26/12/2018

“And how is madam’s cappuccino?” inquired Wills, on a Christmas morning that pompless circumstance had determined he would be working. “Drinkable” she replied, not quite entering into the festive spirit. Wills, flushed with moderate success, said “thank you” and backed out of the dining room to the kitchen where he had been standing, waiting for them to get up, for the last three hours. [ 235 more words ]

“And how is madam’s cappuccino?” inquired Wills, on a Christmas morning that pompless circumstance had determined he would be working. “Drinkable” she replied, not quite entering into the festive s…

26/11/2018

There were guests they loved, and almost all the rest they liked. There was just a little festive corner left, occupied by those who Wills would have roasted on a spit over a slow burning yuletide log. Christmas was coming and the northeast wind was trying to prize tiles off the roof. The guests arrived late, as usual blaming the B&B for not being where their Navigator said it was. [ 256 more words ]

There were guests they loved, and almost all the rest they liked. There was just a little festive corner left, occupied by those who Wills would have roasted on a spit over a slow burning yuletide …

19/11/2018

“That will be 125 Euros for this month’s dance class and 10 Euros subscription fee, which you still haven’t paid.” Wills was somewhat non-plussed to see the dance secretary pull a large, bright red…

19/11/2018

“That will be 125 Euros for this month’s dance class and 10 Euros subscription fee, which you still haven’t paid.” Wills was somewhat non-plussed to see the dance secretary pull a large, bright red, calculator out of the draw beneath the school PC. He was finally paying last month’s fee for xx chromosome’s hip-hop workout. After seven or eight years she had become something of a master in elegant and aggressive moves in flimsy clothing and commando boots. [ 192 more words ]

“That will be 125 Euros for this month’s dance class and 10 Euros subscription fee, which you still haven’t paid.” Wills was somewhat non-plussed to see the dance secretary pull a large, bright red…

11/11/2018

It was a Mexican standoff. Wills stared at the woman of the huge chest across the counter, and she, unblinkingly stared back. This was the main post office in Lazise. At the sub branch of Colà Wills was persona non grata, but in this case the registered letter had gone to HQ, itself little more than an almost empty booth. Wills cracked first; “Yes? [ 324 more words ]

It was a Mexican standoff. Wills stared at the woman of the huge chest across the counter, and she, unblinkingly stared back. This was the main post office in Lazise. At the sub branch of Colà Will…

30/10/2018

Months had passed without a day off so they blocked a week and found themselves, both sets of chromosomes and all, amidst beaches on the Costa Blanca. Up in the town “Senor! Senor! You have dropped something,” a do-gooder exclaimed, stooping as to retrieve it, but pausing on inspection, limiting himself to pointing. Wills’ underpants were not embarrassingly unclean but the Spaniard’s inclination to help further had waned. [ 290 more words ]

Months had passed without a day off so they blocked a week and found themselves, both sets of chromosomes and all, amidst beaches on the Costa Blanca. Up in the town “Senor! Senor! You have dropped…

10/10/2018

They were well into picky season at the B&B. The group of five, occupying two rooms, carved ruts in the carpet with an endless stream of wheely bags from car to bed. Reinforcement blankets were…

10/10/2018

They were well into picky season at the B&B. The group of five, occupying two rooms, carved ruts in the carpet with an endless stream of wheely bags from car to bed. Reinforcement blankets were called for to combat temperatures barely above 20 degrees. They held the distinction of being German speakers that lacked even one in five who knew English, a fact that impeded progress on gadget-adapter dialogues, wattages and resistances. [ 332 more words ]

They were well into picky season at the B&B. The group of five, occupying two rooms, carved ruts in the carpet with an endless stream of wheely bags from car to bed. Reinforcement blankets were…

03/10/2018

It had not been a good morning. The only recently lifted “Wills-ban” from the local post office had risked reinstatement, and his arm was hurting. He could feel a bruise forming. The conversation h…

02/10/2018

It had not been a good morning. The only recently lifted “Wills-ban” from the local post office had risked reinstatement, and his arm was hurting. He could feel a bruise forming. The conversation had gone “Please may I have a crisp?”, the addressee in the passenger seat was a sulking XX chromosome. “No”. His diet was getting to him and he would risk anything for a crisp, even actual bodily harm. [ 469 more words ]

It had not been a good morning. The only recently lifted “Wills-ban” from the local post office had risked reinstatement, and his arm was hurting. He could feel a bruise forming. The conversation h…