The Ideal Palace
Cheval began the building in April 1879 when he was 43 years old.[6] He reported: I was walking very fast when my foot caught on something that sent me stumbling a…
Tour de France
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…
Vuelta
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…
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
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…
Flying Turtles by Dr DD
MH I really enjoyed and like this. There is an unreal air about it all; but it's also very much to the point. It's at the same time a bit…
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…
CP Spills the Beans……
Without a real grasp of what modern is in terms of writing I have no idea what post-modern might mean. But the idea of juxtaposed autobiographies is intriguing, and I…
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,…
Jacques’ Finders/Keepers Collection
Jacques - the Best Item in the Collection. That's what I call a man! Boiled Eggs Anyone? Jacques' Tree A World Traveller Formal Display Drinks Anyone?