Paintings by Dennis Davis
Art Forum Introduction - Dennis Davis Connecting lines, circles and squares; representing objects as shapes and forms - the infinite possibilities of expression are fascinating to me. As a child, drawing…
‘Self-portrait’ a poem by John Christopher Wade
Self-portrait_____________________________________ In London are found, the vistas, vales and ponds of Hampstead Heath, And Kenwood House, upon a time a noble-man, to the nation bequeath, Our happiness often made a…
Horse-racing and What it Means to Me – Cousin P
Horseracing has many different appeals: the power and grace of the horses, the people involved in the sport, the thrill of the competition, the breeding, the different training methods,…
The Pings and Pongs of the Tour de France – a Cousinly Exchange
CP and CJ are cousins and both are interested in the Tour de France. For more information on their relationship and by way of an introduction - see 'Life at…
‘Life at GW’ by Cousin P
Cousin P and I have little or nothing in common except some early shared family experiences and and our tertiary education. The former consisted of very jolly Xmas and family…
Culinary Architecture by Becky
This post speaks for itself. According to Becky, it illustrates a possible relationship between architecture and the products of culinary art. Pont Neuf is a Parisian Bridge and it is constructed here…
Bremain versus Brexit – or How the Lion lay down with the Lamb
Following a Blog Posters' Executive Committee minutes to-do list, we have decided to take on major issues of the day. Again, witnessing to the truth of our own experience, we…
Posters’ M4A Progress Report – 20, May, 2019
POSTERS’ M4A PROGRESS REPORT - 20, MAY, 2019 From time to time, when they feel the urge, RR and MH call a Blogsite Progress Review Meeting (BPRM). The idea is to…
Dialogue of the Death?
DIALOGUE OF THE DEATH? SP and MH have known each other on and off since the early ‘70s, when both were researchers in C. Their relationship has many aspects –…
Photos by ShSh
Mombasa Beach and Sky ShSh is an old college friend of MH. They first met in 1967 at Hull University. They have stayed intouch ever since. ShSh was a keen…
Computer Support for Book Writing
Computer Support for the Literary Art of Writing Introduction Software developers and service providers never stop telling us how well we are served by the most recent applications. Such claims…
She Flew Through the Air……….
CHORUS:She'd fly through the air with the greatest of easeA daring young girl on the flying TrapezeHer movements were graceful, all boys she could please That Daring Young Girl on…
Hooray! It’s Tuesday
To-day is Tuesday - all day and there is one a week. I should be so lucky. What's all the fuss? Here's my plan for a Tuesday morning at least:…
See You up the Road M.!
M. was a very good cyclist and a keen long-term member of the 40+ Club, with which he rode regularly once or twice a week. He was overqualified with…
Meet My Close Friend…….
In this section, you are invited to declare a close (or not so close) friendship or two. As elsewhere on the Blog, the declaration can be anonymous, on one or…
ROMA – Film Review
Introductory Comment I was not sure what sort of a film this was – just a story for its own sake; a memoir of a son’s early family experiences; an…
Darling Baby Mine – Review Dialogue
'Darling Baby Mine' by John de St Jorre (Quartet Books Limited - 2016) - a book review e-mail exchange between reader and author. Reader: There can be no doubting the…
Nursery Rhymes for Getting a New Life
Old Life: Amfie Pamfie, Puddin' and Pie, Kissed the boys and made them cry, When the girls came out to play, Amfie Pamfie ran away. Old Life Good: Amfie Pamfie…
The Trouble with Art by JH
We live in an era of the Emperor’s new clothes. You could argue that the Emperor was engaging with an existential concept that, very simply, demands that its viewers adjust…
Community Forum
An NHS Community Forum is just the sort of place, where self-meaning can be projected into social-meaning. That is, if the Forum is not used simply as a Public Relations…