This morning I opened an e-mail from a dear friend in California (asking about my reaction to the Referendum result) and learned for the first time about the wildfires in the south of the state. So utterly has the EU…

What a glorious week in South Wales! Wall to wall sunshine, a quiet comfortable cottage in which to relax and sleep, and the beautiful Pembrokeshire coast to explore, along with castles (Tenby, Manorbier, Llawhagen, Pembroke), a reconstructed Iron Age hill…