Living a Culinary Dream in France – the Texan Way
Our names are James and Becky Fischer. We are an American couple from Texas. We have been married for a few years now and in our late fifties/early sixties (guess…
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.
DrDD’s Life Does Not mean a Thing!
I have known DrDD for 50 years or so, on and off. We met, when we were doing our PhDs. We are both straight talkers and can take a punch.…
‘Shipwreck’ by John Christopher Wade
Religion usually involves a culture and specific behaviours and practices. It also may encompass morals, texts, worldviews etc, as they relate to supernatural/spiritual aspects of a religion. There are many religions.…
Get a new life?
AH and BC asked themselves this question, when confronted respectively with a mid-life and an end-of-life crisis. Their response was a resounding ‘yes’. Indeed, this was the title of an…
Meaningful Wheelie Bins?
1. Wheelie bins mean something to us. They are useful for storing and transporting rubbish. But maybe we can cheer them up a bit – make them more engaging? But meaningful wheelie bins must be a joke, no? Maybe. See what you think.
Art Gallery
Art Gallery The paintings in the Art gallery were created by RQ, MH or RQ and MH. Each painting has a short accompanying text, which provides some background. This is…