Thursday, March 2, 2017

A Roman Lion..... Roaming in Reims....

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The sarcophage Chasse au lion is one of the many Roman artifacts to be found today in the Musée Saint-Remi - the former A bbaye Saint-R...
Monday, February 27, 2017

A Dance of Petals... Loïe Fuller

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No time to write what I had intended, but here are some beautifully petalled flowers of the Ranunculus family... Members of this g...
Friday, February 24, 2017

Invasion of Wool....

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Above is part of my last crochet work - a scarf - that appears to have become a cat blanket  The crochet is progressing, but has been put...
Saturday, February 18, 2017

The Wife of Bath and Company... in the Streets of Canterbury with Geoffrey Chaucer...

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On my trip to Canterbury at the end of year, I was delighted to see the marvellous statue that had just  been set in the High Street in t...
Tuesday, January 31, 2017

A Solitary Satyr in the Streets of Reims - Les Bacchantes d'Euripide...

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I caught sight of this figure from the corner of my eye during my driving lesson but I didn’t dare lift my gaze from the road ahead and...
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Saturday, January 21, 2017

Birds Aflame - Bright Poinsettias...

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These beautiful blooms are variations of the ubiquitous, traditional form of Poinsettia - that is variously referred to as Winter Ros...
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Monday, January 16, 2017

Sunrise, sunset Civilisation?

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I had the opportunity to watch a number of Werner Herzog's films and documentaries over the holiday period, and many of these provid...