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Sunday Poem 112
Two Wars – by Edmund Blunden (1896-1974) Professing loud energy, out of the junction departed The branch-line engine. The small train rounded the bend Watched by us pilgrims of summer, and most by me… more →
Wartime Housewife
Art, Consciousness and Reality: the work of Tomás Saraceno
wrote 7 months ago: Those interested in consciousness the cosmos, multiverses, cell formations, neural communication net … more →
Cormac McCarthy: Excerpt from 'The Crossing'
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wrote 8 months ago: Warning: If you have not read this book and don’t want to know how the story about the wolf ends, do … more →
The importance of Showing Up
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wrote 8 months ago: Some time ago I read an excellent book entitled Creative Authenticity: 16 Principles to Clarify and … more →
Patience: The Lake of Beauty by Edward Carpenter
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wrote 8 months ago: Irvine, Scotland, taken by my friend Jamie Glenday. See his Facebook pages for more great photys. Th … more →
Heaven and Earth
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wrote 8 months ago: Richard Long, Flint Cross 2012 Connecting what is made by man in natures materials into living life … more →
For Those of Us Who are Orphaned
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wrote 9 months ago: The view across Dublin Bay from my mother’s house, where I grew up. My late mother’s est … more →
'The One' by Patrick Kavanagh
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wrote 9 months ago: The One Green, blue, yellow and red- God is down in the swamps and marshes Sensational as Apr … more →
Van Morrison: Mystic songwriter. Hymns to the Silence
wrote 9 months ago: Van Morrison has a vast repertoire of music. Most people seem to know only Brown Eyed Girl and Moond … more →
Sunday Poem 112
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wrote 1 year ago: Two Wars – by Edmund Blunden (1896-1974) Professing loud energy, out of the junction departed The br … more →
Rev-ved up on BBC2
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wrote 1 year ago: Aahhh – the beautiful Tom Hollander. Last night, the much anticipated second series of ‘Rev’ w … more →
Shire Book of the Month: The Women's Institute by Susan Cohen
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wrote 1 year ago: The Women’s Institute is a radical organisation and always has been. That took me by surprise as we … more →
Sunday Poem 111
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wrote 1 year ago: I’m in the mood for something funny today. I bought a book of Pam Ayres’ poems when I was a child w … more →
The Two Minute Review - 14: Tin Tin
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wrote 1 year ago: Film: Tin Tin : The Secret of the Unicorn Starring: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, … more →
Sunday Poem 110
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wrote 1 year ago: A great one to read aloud… The Nine Little Goblins – by James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) … more →
The Two Minute Review - 13: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
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wrote 1 year ago: Actually, this took three minutes - what a betrayal. When I saw the trailer for this in the cinema, … more →
Sunday Poem 109
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wrote 1 year ago: Days – by Philip Larkin (1922-1985) What are days for? Days are where we live. They come, they wake … more →
The Two Minute Review - 12: Johnny English Reborn
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wrote 1 year ago: Film: Johnny English Reborn Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Dominic West, Rosamund Pike, Gi … more →
The Big Bang Theory
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wrote 1 year ago: L-R: Sheldon, Howard, Rajesh and Leonard For ages I got really annoyed because in the vast wildernes … more →
Sunday Poem 108
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wrote 1 year ago: This poem caught my attention for two reasons. Firstly, I love trains and, in our open Northamptons … more →
