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Out of the Storm

My obligation to break the mold of my past is at odds with the obsessions and the compulsions that have once taken over.

"LOVE" is a verb

Rambling blog on the thoughts around a line or two of poetry

dream-catcher

my life - 1987-2012

A Bunch of Squatters

A Bunch of Squatters

little ghost house

a day trip

life, the universe and everything

amateur science

-end of line- Brillo pad and the Bilderberg cake

Apparently the Brillo pad (yes the man known as Andrew Neil) had yet another person on the daily politics that he didn't like, and whom was -no doubt- arrogantly yet politely heckled, (the Brillo's de

Provençal Evenings

One of our family customs is to set the table outside on those precious late summer evenings and invite some of our close friends over for a traditional Provençal French luncheon.

The Tradesman and the Chef

I don’t think construction workers are always honoured in the way they deserve.

Low Land (2): Iffley Meadows, South Oxford

I don’t often do a full circuit of the Meadows. Most often, my route is down the riverbank with my family to the Isis pub/café.

THE FOURTEEN HOLY HELPERS - VITUS

The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of saints venerated together in Roman Catholicism because their intercession was believed to be particularly effective against various diseases.

The representation of the City

Split Second

I was sitting alone in my room, looking outside the window. It was raining, I could hear the rain make a small sound against the window, and the tiny drops on it.

daily bread

interpretations from the gospels

9. walking on water

keeping the faith

8. the wheel and the elephant

all roads lead to rome

7. the miracle of life

wonder of creation

6. karma

a you sow, so shall you reap

5. gates of heaven.

happiness is an inside-job