Lamentations 1
I am not a writer nor an artist of any real merit, my artistic time has long gone and pretension does not suit me, or anyone for that matter. This year has been
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Camouflage
I am a geek, and so it should be obvious that I like geeky things. One of the things that I have always been interested in, is the art of camouflage, especially military camouflage.
Lucky Penguins
Well this has been a long time coming but I have a confession to make and to some it may be a bit of a shock but I have known since I was a small child, this hidden fact. I knew since I went to the ‘Thirties Exhibition’ at the Hayward Gallery when I was about 14.
A Matter of Life and Death
I am a secret romantic at heart, but keep that fact to yourselves. One of my favourite films is a film set in the Second World War called A Matter of Life and Death
A Knave and an Earl
Recently it was the anniversary of the Charge of the Light Brigade. The incidents outcome still reverberates in military circles. I even think it is discussed in the military history training that officers are taught at Sandhurst. My family have no connection with that battle.
Sublime!
I am not a film critic by any stretch of the imagination, but today, feeling a bit distracted, I watched a film that always entertains no matter how many times I watch it.
Lefties
By our guest reporter Vera Leftwards
Melancholy
Autumn always make me wistful. I heard, or read, that John Lennon would have been eighty years old, and that Janis Joplin killed herself fifty years ago. So sad.
Dragons Tales
I have never really thought about pain. You don't. But to some people it is ingrained, built into their lives and any release even momentarily is bliss.
A Lovely Day
Thoroughly enjoyed yesterday. Some pics to look at...
Launch of Cadmus
Here are some old pictures from the 18th of May 2003 of Cadmus being launched! Some old friends in these pictures are sadly no longer with us, ave atque vale!
Let's talk about concrete
Let's talk about Concrete, a much maligned and misunderstood medium. It was invented by the Romans it is said. I like concrete, it's a medium that if used properly by architects can be a thing of beauty.