TEMPTED BY TUSCANY

I'd planned to write about Tuscany and my writing course which takes place every May.I thought about mentioning the impossibly cute little villages which look as if they've been commissioned from Central Casting.  Or the roses which bloom next to the wine-veranda.  I could describe the crystal clear water which rushes past, making its own particular kind of music.  And the unforgettable trips to the Disney-esque Cinque Terre, or the beautiful city of Lucca.

But in the end, I thought I'd just let the mountains and the sunshine speak for themselves…


And somewhere behind me, you can hear the Angelus echoing out over the valleys….