Tom Noddy – Do you know anything of him?- An Update!
Here is an update to the below post, I thought I’d show the original post and then add to it …
Category Archives: Words and wonders from the world
In Honour Of Lawrence Ferlinghetti
A wonderful poet, one of my favourites and by gum he lived a long life, 101 when he died on …
Looking Picturesque and Mythical with These Two Feathery Maniacs
I am deep in edits at present, along with surviving the apocalypse. (At least the fattened Ming the Merciless has …
Detective Work Needed – Meet Skully (edit – case solved!)
As many of you know Esme collects oddities. Sometimes damaged ( outer condition is a terrible way to judge worth), …
On The New Year – Goethe (and his mates)
This poem was composed in 1802 for a merry party that used to meet each year at Goethe’s house, so …
Ding Dong Merrily
Felicitations, one and all. ❤ Esme jingling everyone’s bells whilst sending smiles their way
Spot of Tiffin?
As most of you are aware, Esme loves a nice cup of tea with her sticky bun of an afternoon/late …
I had one, but the wheel fell off
I recently read an article that was somewhat entertaining and so shall proceed to nick its theme and twist it …
On the Demented Mountaintop
This poem came back to me during this last week, promoted due to the edge-of-the-seat election (not over until the …
Dusk
Going Blind by Rainer Maria Rilke (1918) (First translation) She sat just like the others at the table. But on …
Ronit Baranga and Allison Turner Designs
Firstly I give you . . . All Things Sweet and Painful That is the title of the latest …
Solid Potato Salad
Now here’s something many of you will never have come across, I guarantee it. Yes, it is a video and …
Never Mind The
Bollocks Usage of the word bollocks – 14th Century (Origin of bollock – Middle English ballok from Old English beallucas …
The Cock-a-hoop Ghost
The cock-a-hoop ghost I can’t get WP to reblog this, so I’m pasting it and recommending a visit to …
Let There be Light
I thought some light might be in order for everyone at present. These beautiful stop-frame photographs are by the artist …
