Photos by Vanessa Stupenda
INTRODUCTION I first met Vane Stupe at an exhibition of her photography artwork in Auzon in the French Auvergne, where she lives and has a studio and I have a…
Eloge de la Jachère – English Translation
JL: Rather than write a simple critique, I am trying to do 3 things. First, I am trying to provide better access to the story for English speakers, whose French…
Comments by John Long on a Model Theory of Consciousness by Nick Collins
NC is a tennis club mate - sometimes partner and sometimes opponent. Hopefully, the same relationship will hold for exchanges, appearing in this post. I am reading his blog to…
Kiss of Venus
We are trying to use art to help give meaning to our lives. We might be minded then to consider a bit more what art is? Not so much to…
Personality Tests – a Starting Point
As a trained psychologist, I am aware of the pros and cons of personality testing. They almost certainly reveal some aspects of a person, but not others. Their level of…
TourdeB
CP Tour of Britain 2021 Introduction Many familiar names from the Grand Tours, including André Greipel, Richie Porte, Mark Cavendish and Tony Martin, were riding in the 17th Tour of…
Vuelta 2021
CP 1. GT debutant Tom Pidcock has so far been anonymous in the Vuelta, which offers the prospect of a real race in the final week after hot favourite Primoz…
Tour de France 2021
CP TdeF 2021 To Blog or not to Blog The answer to the subject question came on day 1. Calamitous crashes effectively put paid to the chances of leading contenders…
Eloge de la Jachere
This text was written in March 2020 and initially published in Gros Gris magazine in January 2021 ( https://grosgris.fr/ ) Glandue. Ce mot, je l'ai très souvent entendu pendant mon enfance. Désignant…
A Gift for Athena by John Wade
Athena Pallas Athena laid aside her fierce bronze helm, Protectress of ancient Attica, her sea girt realm; A maiden with flashing eyes and burnished hair, Swooped to cloudy Britain, mortal…
The Trouble with Facebook
This section brings together 'shortcomings' of Facebook. The use of 'shortcomings' here is ironic....... Facebook Friends for Sale - Hardly Used 2. Facebook Seniors Learn to Get Ahead
Ben’s Gumpics
Ben Wilson is known for his brightly-coloured artworks. They are unusual in as much as they are created on chewing gum, which is stuck to the pavement, having been flattened…
Clay Tiles by BBF
Introduction BBF - I started a new hobby, to round out my days. Clay relief tiles. This is the 1st - I started it earlier today. Don’t laugh - it…
Haiku for Beginners
Dr <DD> got me going on this.......he is a bit of a dab hand, as you can read. I am, on the other hand, very much a beginner.....I am not…
CP’s Corner
CP shares some thoughts with his reader 20 November, 2020 As for the biobook........After a little thought - not deep, I don’t do deep - I conclude that it must…
It’s All in the Bible by CP
We all use familiar phrases and sayings in our everyday conversation, but have you ever wondered about their origins? Many are to be found in the Bible, a large number…
J and BBF’s Auzon Phrasebook for First and Second Homers
Like all good ideas on this blogsite, the present escapade originated from two different people and started out as two different ideas. BBF's idea was for J to help her improve…
Trouble Shooting a Garden
BC has a very large second-home garden - 500M2, in France. It was unwanted; but went with the house, which was going for a song. Irresistible or what? However, with…
What My Family Means To Me
The small cluster of surviving SPs are of course scattered and inaccessible at the moment. N has maintained a strict social isolation policy because she feels that she is in…
Pangrams Anyone?
PANGRAM 1 CP writes Pangram for my goddaughter O with alternative endings (now slightly out of date due to changing lockdown rules) HAPPY BIRTHDAY A birthday card delivering extremely fond…