L'Egoiste
There was gravel on his drive now and the pots by the front door had been changed too. Day by day he was conquering this free world, ridding it of… Read More »L'Egoiste
English Resources
Serge Lutens
UN BOS VANILLE A rich woody vanilla with accents of sandalwood. This sumptuous vanilla fragrance is enhanced by notes of beeswax, licorice and bitter almonds, along with coconut milk, tonka… Read More »Serge Lutens
Far From The Madding Crowd: Thomas Hardy
Reading this novel again in 36 degrees of heat in Tunisia was a delightful and slightly unusual experience! As I sat moderately baking in occasional shade, Bathsheba and Oak wrestled… Read More »Far From The Madding Crowd: Thomas Hardy
Cinnabar
Sometimes Demeter needed to smell old leather. Her mother had exchanged the dark red chair that faced the garden for something her new husband had a special word for, and… Read More »Cinnabar
Philip Larkin: MCMXIV
MCMXIV Those long uneven linesStanding as patientlyAs if they were stretched outsideThe Oval or Villa Park,The crowns of hats, the sunOn moustached archaic facesGrinning as if it were allAn… Read More »Philip Larkin: MCMXIV
Tobacco Vanille
Apparently the cost of replacement made a refund the only real solution to her problem and she was ushered off to the right behind the back to school stationery to… Read More »Tobacco Vanille
Lolita Lempicka
On the inside of her knee the black and red ladybird paused immune to Demeter’s charm.Demeter watched George who had now given up hope of pleasing his aunt that day and was picking… Read More »Lolita Lempicka
Cavafy: Ithaca- a poem for life!
Ithaca When you set out on your journey to Ithaca,pray that the road is long,full of adventure, full of knowledge.The Lestrygonians and the Cyclops,the angry Poseidon — do not fear… Read More »Cavafy: Ithaca- a poem for life!
Gabriel Oak meets Bathsheba and 'destiny' for the first time!
“The tailboard of the waggon is gone, Miss,” said the waggoner. “Then I heard it fall,” said the girl, in a soft, though not particularly low voice. “I heard a… Read More »Gabriel Oak meets Bathsheba and 'destiny' for the first time!
Dalai Lama
No matter what is going onNever give upDevelop the heartToo much energy in your countryIs spent developing the mindInstead of the heartBe compassionateNot just to your friendsBut to everyoneBe compassionateWork… Read More »Dalai Lama
Kundalini!
You – slender Merlin with a mission!
Mama Mia: Island Magic!
I love the word ‘cove‘! it is sounds full in the mouth and is a nestling, cosy, snug type of word. Add crystalline waters and the word aquamarine ….with a… Read More »Mama Mia: Island Magic!
A Visual squash! Thanks to excellence for all and Steve!
The visual squash is one of my favourite NLP processes as it is powerfully transformative yet easy. You can use this process for working through a conflict that your logical… Read More »A Visual squash! Thanks to excellence for all and Steve!
Writing Place: begin with Du Maurier's Rebecca of course!
A Special Place: VAKOG Let your mind wander to a special place and take your mind around this special place. Be aware of everything around you and the… Read More »Writing Place: begin with Du Maurier's Rebecca of course!
Kylie: MEN Arena Tuesday 15th July 2008
The stage was alive with the purple light of pure camp magic! The audience was enchanted by floating crystal skulls and the Aussie Priestess of High Camp singing for her supper!… Read More »Kylie: MEN Arena Tuesday 15th July 2008
Get better ideas and grades….change your vision!
STUCK????? Are you dissatisfied with your writing on some level? I love helping to inspire others to realise far more potential than they may even realise that they had!! If… Read More »Get better ideas and grades….change your vision!
'I'M REGENERATING!!!!' DR WHO's PENULTIMATE EPISODE..
The hand held for the world and the companions to see and weep…David Tennnant wiped off our screens and hearts by a dalek of most evil intent…the hand held brightly… Read More »'I'M REGENERATING!!!!' DR WHO's PENULTIMATE EPISODE..
'Honey' in Anne Enright's Taking Pictures
Death makes convention irrelevant. The complexity of grief makes everything a possibility, except of course for the resurrection of the dead. This story of Enright is delivered through the surreal tonality… Read More »'Honey' in Anne Enright's Taking Pictures
Mercy: Duffy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KE2orthS3TQ&feature=related The best song of the year and the hypnotic insinuation of the ‘yeah yeah yeah’ ensnares from the beginning. Something slightly metallic and edgy about Duffy’s voice too and… Read More »Mercy: Duffy
Code
The path was interrupted by traces of charcoal. Small pieces of black that would ruin my special shoes. I knew this was where they had been and stopped for a… Read More »Code
Bad Wolf! Dr Who: The Return of Rose Tyler!
Reunited! A time-bending, mind -bending concoction of revisitations of Dr Who adventures all remixed through the alternative possibilities of a what if’ series of scenarios where all life has taken… Read More »Bad Wolf! Dr Who: The Return of Rose Tyler!
Then came you: Dionne Warwick and Spinners
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXjRYlZvOlQ&feature=related Ever since I met ya, seems I can’t forgetchaThe thought of you keeps runnin’ through the back of my mindEvery time I’m near ya, I get that urge to… Read More »Then came you: Dionne Warwick and Spinners
More Detroit Spinners:' Could it be I'm falling in love'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-ivz2RUdXY&feature=related Since I met you I’ve begun to feel so strangeEvery time I speak your name (that’s funny)You say that you are so helpless tooThat you don’t know what to… Read More »More Detroit Spinners:' Could it be I'm falling in love'
VAKOG and empathy?'Foreign' One of Carol Ann Duffy's best poems?
Imagine living in a strange, dark city for twenty years.There are some dismal dwellings on the east sideand one of them is yours. On the landing, you hearyour foreign accent… Read More »VAKOG and empathy?'Foreign' One of Carol Ann Duffy's best poems?
Counting
The first changed the view, The second moved a few trees, The third made the sun come down, The Fourth deepened my voice. By the nineth I knew the world… Read More »Counting
Detroit Spinners 'It's a shame'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHXFOUQBRHE One of the most alluring intros ever…loops back on itself..gets under your toes and replies to itself…demands to be turned up and up and up…enduring soul! fabulous!
‘Hour’ by Carol Ann Duffy from ‘Rapture.’
Love’s time’s beggar, but even a single hour, bright as a dropped coin, makes love rich. We find an hour together, spend it not on flowers or wine, but… Read More »‘Hour’ by Carol Ann Duffy from ‘Rapture.’
PYT Michael Jackson for Clara!
:clap: Where Did You Come From LadyAnd Ooh Won’t You Take Me ThereRight Away Won’t You BabyTendoroni You’ve Got To BeSpark My NatureSugar Fly With MeDon’t You Know NowIs The… Read More »PYT Michael Jackson for Clara!
Encounter
George had escaped to the woods. His bike became him. And his head stopped gnawing at his stomach and he let the bike take over and he saw the lake… Read More »Encounter