Bulgaria with Noodles

Dear Markoi,                       Tuesday, 22nd October Who is this amazingly handsome and good-looking young fellow, whose photo you have sent to me? Obviously this seventeen-year-old aquatic Adonis is no relation of yours. At LWC, aka the London Water Closet, I do remember the one and only Mint, Mr Merriman, coming up to me and saying, “Your brother has the body of a young Greek god!” Andy, aka The Sheep, has had several crime novels published and he does not seem to have made any money out of them. I only read the first one,  Dead Drift , and it really was quite well written. In the book there was a “blurb” about Andy’s CV (or resume, as you Americans call it) and that was an even greater work of fiction. As for me, I do not have any photos of my son or daughter playing water polo, so I am sending you a few pictures of Tina, our very fat and naughty Jack Russell. My dear wife says that Tina is lazy, greedy, and di...

Simon!  WONDERFUL to hear from you. What a terrific spread in the Mail! Bulgarian nation PR should put you on salary. Well done! You and your lovely wife are very photogenic. Well, she is, and you sort of fit in as vaguely acceptable.  Yes, LOTS of kid-related responsibilities do absorb most of my time. My oldest, Lucas, is now 17. He has his learner's drivers license. Scary. He is on the Brentwood waterpolo team, either as goalie or striker (center forward). He's 6'-2" with a wingspan of 6'-5" which seems a little unfair for his age group.  I'll send a short video clip of him playing and a photo or two of him. My youngest, Calum, is now 14 and 5'-9". He plays American Football, as kicker, and sometimes, as running back. He also plays soccer on two teams, one of which I coach (Santa Monica's Boys Under 16), the other a club  team, the Los Angeles Bulls. I'll send some pics of him, too.  My wife, Sewit ("Sir Wheat"), are blessed w...

Back in BG, along the street from our apartment in Patriarch Evtimy Dear Markoi, I am writing to you again, hoping that this time you will give me some photos of the memorial service, if you have any. And please, do you have any RTD photos? As you probably know, I put my eulogy onto my blog, as nearly everything I write goes onto my blog sooner or later, and so I wanted to include some photos of Roger. Well, if you have not got any, then that is okay, but please let  me know, one way or another.  The London Water Closet, aka LWC I had a rummage around on the   Sternian   website, but alas I did not find many photos of the   dinosaurus pinguior.  The one of Robin Craig is quite good. A bridge over non-troubled water in Veliko Tarnovo It was strange, being back in the UK after so long and in fact it was the first time ever that I had been back to Lord Wandsworth College (LWC) since my departure, back in 1977 or maybe it was 1978. So muc...