Forgive me, body, for I have sinned.
It wasn’t my fault. It seemed like a good idea at the time. I won’t do it again – well, not for a bit. A friend donated some home-laid eggs from his young hens and they just wouldn’t wait and…
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Damned computers!
I woke up this morning to find that there was a problem with my broadband connection. The engineer told me that it was a network issue and it was being worked on but might mean that I would be off-line…
Finding our inner child with Shakespeare at the Orange Tree Theatre
I have to declare an interest here as Henry Bell is a relative, that doesn’t make him any the less talented as a theatre director and shouldn’t stop me writing about how much I enjoyed my visit to the Orange…
It’s England, it’s May, so what do you need?
It is England, it is May, so I’m glad I’ve still got the English bluebells that I imported from my last garden. Elsewhere, I noticed from the train yesterday, England’s woodlands are still glowing with them. I love them.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream in May
The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania (1846) by Sir Joseph Paton Hoping that you enjoy looking at this painting by Sir Joseph Paton, I’m rushing for a London train. The picture is a glorified theatrical crowd scene, somewhat over-crowded perhaps,…
The Queen presides over a table of shame.
Queen Elizabeth II – Queen of the United Kingdom etc. The Queen will be wise to close her eyes at the royal lunch she is throwing today for all the World’s reigning monarchs in celebration of her Diamond Jubilee. She…
Waiting for that call……
I was very efficient this morning, coming on to my computer before breakfast to get on with my work but only to find that there is a problem with some of my internet connections. I spoke to a very chatty…
Yesterday Poseidon, today Zeus, the Greek Gods are trying to warn us.
Ancient Greek statue of Zeus hurling a thunderbolt Now I don’t want to worry you, fellow Europeans, but after yesterday’s rather paranoid blog about my fear that Poseidon, the Greek sea god, might drag me to a watery grave if…
Maybe it’s time to remember what we owe the Greeks.
Everyone knows how much we owe to those Ancient Greeks – if you don’t then just look at this wonderful statue probably made for a rich Roman by Greek sculptors in around the year 28 BC. If I were a…
I’ve been struggling with words all day but my problem is nothing compared to the music of that “other” deaf composer.
I haven’t made it to my usual blogging spot today because i’ve been locked in a word-wrestling match with three poems that need to be finished for some friendly publishers who’ve been offering improving suggestions. I have spent most of…