SeeThrough Theatre Company
Making Contact I came across preparations for 'Brazil For All' quite by accident. Residents in protected housing flats were making costumed models in their common room to show in the…
Social-meaning is the meaning our life gives (or we hope it gives) to others. For example, I mean much to my family.
Self- and Social-meaning are two sides of the same coin. It is useful to separate them, however, because they often differ and the differences are informative (although at other times, we will need to bring them together).
For example, my family means much to me; but I do not mean much to them (or indeed the reverse).
Photos by Agathe Waechter
On m'a fait remarquer que sur mon site, les premières photos qui apparaissaient montraient des "mains qui font".Ma vie professionnelle a d'abord été tournée vers l'intellectuel (la philosophie, l'art, la…
Mabsz
I was travelling to Paris on Eurostar recently to join Paola in Auzon. Mabinta was taking her friend to Paris for the night as a treat for her friend's birthday.…
Occasional Photos
Most people take photos of one sort or another. Sometimes the photos turn out to be of more general interest, including artistic or aesthetic aspects . However, they do not…
Wimbledon By CP
2022 Some Comments BTW, I think Emma R is performing to form. True, it was a great effort to go through qualifying and seven matches at the US Open, but…
Photos by Sandra Benelli
Sandra is a friend of Isabelle Faucon. Isabelle recommended Sandra and her photos to me. And here are some for you to see, to engage with, including to enjoy. I…
Photos by Vanessa Stupenda
INTRODUCTION I first met VS at an exhibition of her photography artwork in Auzon in the French Auvergne. That is where she lives and has a studio. It is also…
Eloge de la Jachère – English Translation
JL: Rather than write a simple critique, I am trying to do 2 things. First, I am trying to provide better access to the story for English speakers, whose French…
Tour of Britain
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…
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…
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
JL 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…
CP BioBook
This is a post (!) modern (that is, non-linear) memoir (or autobiography) of CP. The life categories of CP are nevertheless ordered by decade. They can be accessed independently of…
Covid-19 – Witness to Your Own Experience
More than enough has been written about the dreaded virus. It would be impertinent to try to add thereto and certainly not in similar vein. Personal witnessing to the truth,…