The violence done us by others is often less painful than that which we do to ourselves. François de La Rochefoucauld, a French author....
To keep your secret is wisdom; but to expect others to keep it is folly. Samuel Johnson, an English author....
Edward Lear was not only the author of the famous limericks, but was also a keen traveller and a gifted painter. As I was trying to find any online editions of his works on Italy (as a matter of fact,...
It is a hard thing to practise this universal love, and to love our neighbours as ourselves, as our Lord commanded us. But if you will understand it rightly, there is a greater reward attached to this...
On both sides of the Atlantic ocean we have two amazing performers and pop-pianists: Billy Joel and Elton John. I’ve posted songs by both of them in the past, but little did I know that they onc...
I quite like the adverb “religiously”: it illustrates the practice that is not unknown to me. I used to religiously go to the library, to town, I watched films religiously, like, The Adven...
Since spring is now here, I thought I’d share this photo of sunny daisies I took in Southend-on-Sea last July. As I understand it, it should be quite warm already on the south-eastern coast of t...
As far as I can see from my window, the snow has almost gone, not least because of the thick fog that came down on the town this night. To mark the occasion, here is a winter photo my dad shared with ...
I have just seen a few absolutely wonderful photos of sun-filled Sevilla, photographed by the Russian LiveJournal blogger. One photo, featuring an old couple, is accompanied by the caption: “I i...
Many years ago I read the wonderful Book of Nonsense by Edward Lear. My interests lay at that point primarily in the field of Literature, so I never looked at those five-liners from the point of ethno...