The summer of 2024 brought an unexpected setback. At the end of July, I fell on the staircase at Via Graziosa 5, breaking three ribs. Beyond the immediate pain and inconvenience, this injury severely disrupted my exercise routine—a critical part of managing my Parkinson’s Disease (PD).

What seemed important to me in 2023?

China bashing has become a fashion. Especially with western media. ( Luckily not with European business. Big business (i.e. Volkswagen) is investing heavily in the PRC).

A recent example is from the Corriere della Sera, which reported about the  terrible treatment of women in China. A woman, who brought pictures, which showed how she was beaten by her husband, could not get immediate divorce, what a terrible country!

Who is interested in my food/wine pairing experiments can have a look at 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1Ee01hlVivIf0oSCF4eki2Kmg5KSBK7z

Who is interested in my food/wine pairing experiments can have a look at 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1Ee01hlVivIf0oSCF4eki2Kmg5KSBK7z

Today  I got two pleasant communications: