Tag Archives: Pompeii

The Bit Where I Turn Five!

Well, no – I’m not actually turning five.  (That happened, uh, rather a long time ago…)  But it was five years ago that I embarked on a journey like none I’d taken before – I started Tesserology! Now, given that I can’t even keep a house plant alive for five years, this is a major […]

VOLCANO AT MY SHOULDER: THE DEATH AND TAXIS BIT

I’ve carried a fascination for the doomed city of Pompeii for a long time – ever since I got to wander its ruins almost 30 years ago (as a mere babe, of course…).  So I jumped at the chance to check out the recent attraction “Pompeii:  The Exhibition” at the California Science Center.  It showcased […]