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 …
Category Archives: Words and wonders from the world
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 …
Sometimes I feel it is my fate to chase you screaming up a tower
(I’m late so far as the theme, I know, sue me (if you can find me)).This poem made me laugh …
Furry Fright
‘Don’t tell me the spoon is smiling; Show me the hint of fright on a woken moustache.’ Composed by E. …
Devouring Diction
English Flavors by Laure-Anne Bosselaar I love to lick English the way I licked the hard round licorice sticks the …
The Scullery Maid
Superb poetry from Mike Steeden here; my reblogs always beggar up so I’m pasting it along with the linkage to …
Illuminating souls across the aether
Cemeteries are high on Esme’s list of favourite places to visit (along with The Transgalactic Dutch Pancake House – each …
The Name Game
Names are powerful, they create a subliminal image to the characters in books, poetry and lyrics, one added to the …
Blushing Orphan Porcelain
Here is one of Esme’s teapots, a quirky joy of a type named ‘Blushware’ produced by a company called Burslem, …
