When Margaret and I first started at Strathclyde University’s Centre for Learning in Later Life, we tried our hand at Art.

We fell under the spell of our tutor, Pheona Kerr and then, after a few years, she and her partner David took the plunge, sold up here in Glasgow and went off to Bedogno in Italy to start their venture, “Art Holidays in Italy.

Two years later we went to Bedogno with our friends Jim and Sheila in tow.

I have added two complementary tales, first scribbled on that holiday.

Weigh to Go” and “Lillias Rosa”.

I hope they may raise a chuckle, especially for anyone who has been to Bedogno.

Find out more about: “Art Holidays in Italy”.