Blushing Orphan Porcelain
Here is one of Esme’s teapots, a quirky joy of a type named ‘Blushware’ produced by a company called Burslem, …
Category Archives: Words and wonders from the world
Illuminate Me.
*Attributed to Anton Chekhov – http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/07/30/moon-glint/
Cattaglotism
The Cloud Concise Dictionary of Sparkling and Strange Words presents; Cattaglotism. Pronunciation: kætəˈɡlɒtɪz(ə)m (apparently) Definition: 1. To kiss warmly with …
Before you, The sun and the moon were paper-thin plates
You can feel the teeth of this one. Enjoy. Rime Riche – Monica Ferrell You need me like ice needs …
From the Aether (or some such country) – A Wondrous Surprise.
A gift arrived upon the Cloud, shortly afore Christmas, out of the blue, that lightened said blue to a shining …
The Joy of Curvature
A Celebration of Curves and Bounce For those of you new to The Cloud here’s a taste of what to …
Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll
All hail the year as it stands, sits or lounges depending upon it’s ever altering moods. And to celebrate that …
When Galaxies Collide
The Antennae Galaxies in Collision. Here.
Guess the Mug
Esme spied this fellow in an online auction and found him to look so similar to one of her WP …
Meddle Ye Not
However Medlar away to your heart’s content. I speak of the fruit – Medlars – Mespilus germanica – from The Medlar …
Wonderful Electric
Dance time. Goldfrapp – ” Strict machine “ from Zack Jack on Vimeo.
The Moral of the Tail . . . Don’t Vex a Poet My Dear (Filth invovled)
Is it fair to judge a poet’s nature from their verses alone? Gaius Valerius Catullus (c.84 BC–c.54 BC) thought not, …
The Road to Independence – Swarndeep Gill
For Victoria over at Victoria Neuronotes. Sometimes our paths leave us mired in dark places, and we cannot navigate our …
Her looks nailed down his hands his wrists his elbows.
Sublime stuff, a wonderful lack of punctuation too. One huge expulsion of rawly charged air. Lovesong – Ted Hughes He …
Be Yourself – Everyone Else is Already Taken
A moving example of film noir.
The Cloud Speaks on the Subject of Tragedy
We adore tragedy. Think of your favourite film, your most beloved book, and I venture there will be elements …
When Charles Dickens Met Esme 1861
Of course in that life Esme was using her middle name – Estella. And my, what great expectations he had …
The Thoughtful Son
On her travels away from this wild and wondrous place Esme came across the below. It is a letter written …
20. Monsters – Gareth Edwards – (2010)
Fantastical and Unusual Celluloid. Esme particularly enjoyed this film as it isn’t a run of the mill alien/monster malarkey; ’tis …
