RecipeMuncher

…The desert wind that sifts the shifting sandO’er buried cities and tombs of vanished kings,Sad with the knowledge of forgotten thingsAnd old with memories none may understand… Egypt, one of the oldest civilizations in the world! I will never forget the excitement on hearing that Cairo would be my first overseas assignment with the British Diplomatic Service. That was over 20 years ago, but I can still feel the blanket of heat which engulfed me as I stepped off the aircraft, a (...)