a meme that is unmemorable
dailyprompt
Daily writing prompt
What are the biggest mistakes people make when visiting your country?
folk may believe the streets are paved with gold, when they are actually full of holes…
Linden Lea – a song-full-of-mood
“Linden Lea” is an English song, from a poem by William Barnes (1801-1886) music by Vaughan Williams (1872-1958)
Forty Two
42 is apparently the meaning of life, the universe, and everything – which is meaningless. (Hitch Hikers Guide)
However, I believe that, in the split second that is our life, we can wish to do no harm, and make meaning…
Elvira Madigan
a thing of beauty from 1967 – because it was the 60’s and I was there, I remember nothing…
learning to learn
a difficult and easy process…
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get a dog
get a dog: then the day can really start – warm up, slow is good, keep it up, repeat & look forward to existential conversations with your dog – available 24/7
back to the future
sometimes you have to go back to the future …
people
people not in history, wise folk, human-kind
an annual tradition
We lived in a small hamlet in the hills of the Charente, France for seven years, and each year in May/June the neighbourhood party was held (Fête des Voisins). This often involved a long period of standing around before drink was offered/allowed until the last person had arrived. Every year followed suit; sampling the homemade food and drink (mostly alcohol) which we had all contributed. One year my wife was formally congratulated on her tarte au citron (lemon tart) and a lovely old chap from the hamlet would once again pour us all a generous glass of Pinot Charente (a fortified homemade wine). One year we took along a new English neighbour who looked aghast into the bottom of her glass to see the multitude of tiny flies remaining – an annual tradition…
