I know it is being spoken about, written about, cried over everywhere this last weekend but she was one of those most blessed but tragedy-kissed women who have both brightened up our lives and reminded us of its very frailty.…
Luckily for me I have plenty of logs to put on the fire so last night I was indulgent enough to be carelessly dressed and shoeless but exceedingly cozy in front of my wood-burner stove. It was just as well…
Useful things vocal cords. As someone who likes to talk, I would like to describe it as communicate rather than chat. I used to sing a lot too but not so much now. The trouble is that one of my…
Forgive this moment of nerdiness – I’m testing to see if I can post a blog from my phone. This is the snowy view from my window as it looks now. If this works then the possibilites are endless –…
It is how they are meant to look, snowdrops in the snow but it doesn’t happen like that here in southern England that much but this year they look just perfect.
Carnage (Cert 15) *** Director: Roman Polanski Starring: Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John C. Reilly Running Time: 80 minutes Kids! Who’d have them! These parents, the Longstreets (Jodie Foster and John C. Reilly) and the Cowans (Kate Winslet…
Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) When I was a teenager I fought hard to hate the music of Tchaikovsky who was then, maybe he still is, the world’s most popular classical music composer. I suspect I was not entirely free from adolescent…
THE DESCENDANTS (CERT 15) *** Director: Alexander Payne Starring: George Clooney, Shallene Woodley, Amara Miller Running Time: 115 minutes Hawaiian land baron Matt King (George Clooney) is going through a bad time: his wife is on a life support machine…
I’ve never been much of a royal-watcher and I took no interest in that wedding when two nice but dim people embarked on their life of privilege but suddenly all that has changed. I wonder why. Maybe it’s because, at last, there is a…