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Continue reading →: The Family Silver
I have inherited some silver-plated cutlery that turned mottled and ugly. A bit of Brasso and some elbow grease and the knives, spoons and forks are now gleaming. My mother kept her silver cutlery for best, bringing them out for special occasions like Christmas or dinner parties. They now have…
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Continue reading →: Power politics in Scotland
Whether you believe Alex Salmond’s version of events or Nicola Sturgeon’s, the public battle between the former first minister of Scotland and the current holder of that post is a welcome distraction from the endless news about Covid-19. Will Sturgeon be forced to resign? I doubt it. Did Salmond get…
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Continue reading →: Beauty is everywhere…or is it?
There is a common misconception that beauty has a definition and description that holds for all things. One cannot cast an eye on art and form an opinion that will be universally accepted. Art is usually in the eye of the beholder, although that does not mean that everything is…
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Continue reading →: Black History
I watched an interesting programme on TV last night on the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution. “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”… The second sentence confers due…
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Continue reading →: Brain injury
I am taking an online course in Psychology. One of the fascinating facts is about Phineas Gage, a 24 year old railroad employee who was blasting rock. Whilst using a tamping iron rod to compact the explosive a spark ignited the explosive and shot the iron rod up under his…
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Continue reading →: Life on an even keel
Mowa We watched in awe as the six-ton sloop was lowered into the sea.A Brixham Waterbug made of wood with a tall mast and a short bowspritMum and Dad sailed her along the South coast to the Beaulieu riverWhere oaks were crafted into battleships at Buckler’s Hard,Our mooring for weekend…
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Continue reading →: Hooked on Reality TV
Lockdown TV viewing has come with some compromises, one of which was watching Married at First Sight, Australia with my better half. To begon with I found it excruciating, then I mocked and mimicked the accent, then I identified with some of the participants. Finally I became enraged by the…
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Continue reading →: Pandemic Stats
There is an awful lot of information to take in on a daily basis about Covid-19. If, like me, you embrace generalities, the fine detail becomes overwhelming. There’s stuff that you could probably have made a good guess at after all this time, like the elderly and people with pre-existing…
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Continue reading →: Cappuccino or espresso?
I have started making cappuccinos for myself in the morning. Having mastered the milk frothing process, I am a convert to the gentler coffee experience. Obviously I will be obeying Italian coffee drinking’s fundamental rule – no cappucinos after 10.30 am. Will I buy myself one of those little frothing…
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