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…
It is claimed that Art can help us make the best of our life, by giving us insights into its possible meaning. We are exploring this claim in terms of our own lives.
We started with ‘Art’, given our interest in painting; but soon realised all ‘Arts’ might usefully contribute to our enterprise.
Any doubters should compare and contrast Chekhov’s ‘Seagull’ with da Vinci’s ‘Mona Lisa’.
No Arts are excluded; but to get going, we start with; literary Arts; visual Arts; and Performing Arts. For good measure, we have included an Art Discussion group.
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PANGRAM 1 CP writes Pangram for my goddaughter O with alternative endings (now slightly out of date due to changing lockdown rules) HAPPY BIRTHDAY A birthday card delivering extremely fond…
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…
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?
Jacques’ Collector’s Art Collection?
Jacques was a good friend. But also a very interesting and unusual one. He was interesting, because he had views about the world, derived from his travels, his work, his…
A Political Ping Pong Exchange between Unlikeminded Cousins and Others
INTRODUCTION BREMAIN/BREXIT EXCHANGE https://www.facebook.com/john.long.73550794/posts/2213357368701040https://www.facebook.com/home.php Dear John Long, The Government has responded to the petition you signed – “Revoke Article 50 and remain in the EU.”. Government responded: You’re receiving this email because…
Street Names Around Where I live – What they Mean – in General and to Me in Particular by Peter Long (Greenwood Resident)
Street Names around Greenwood I have often walked down this street before, but until now I never wondered how Oseney Crescent and the other streets around Greenwood got their names.For…
Artwork by Millie Potton
Mad Hatter MH - Mad Hatter is one of my pseudonyms on this site. It obviously derives from Alice in Wonderland. It was prompted by the Red Queen or RR,…
Karen and Dennis’ Garden
K and D live in Sacramento, California. They live in a wooden cabin-like house. They have a large garden. It means a lot to them. Looks like a full time…
A Really Useful Little Letter
To all, To be read andante or you might miss what I hope are occasional flashes of humour. Hope this will amuse some of you. And with your imagination and…
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,…
‘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…