The voice of innocence.

A man had been teaching his three-year old daughter the Lord's Prayer. For several evenings at bedtime, she would repeat after him the lines from the prayer. Finally, she...

As a big fan of Wordsworth I have been re-reading some of his works, alongside Immanuel Kant and I see a correlation between the two - in fact I think they were both great visionaries, and much of...

another really good evening at the weekly book club.Good debate and a variety of readings from everyone.After Stan's scary story,we are planning a special Halloween book club evening.Meanwhile we...

Well ten years ago Anthony wrote a fabulous book 'Kitchen Confidential all about the rigors of professional catering this is listed as 'the sequel even with 8 books & a film in-between.
'Strap-line:...

A poem by Romanian poet Mihai Eminescu

Between far spreading Arab fields the Nile sweeps on its yellow way.
The fire and gold of Egypt skies unroll their splendour to the day,
Out of the deep slim...

The Short Life of Bree Tanner is on the net for one month, released on 7th I have read it twice already. if you are into Twilight you will love it, quite a twist

Treasures in a Box

Come, look with me inside this drawer,
In this box I've often seen,
At the pictures, black and white,
Faces proud, yet still, serene.

I wish I knew the people;
These strangers in...

Of Broken Dolls and Crystal Glasses.

Watch the procession of broken dolls and wooden solder boys,
Of dreams and wishes unrequited yet,
Ah, to be young again and carefree,
If those words hold any...

Child's Definition of LOVE.

A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, What does love mean? The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could...

Old age, I decided, is a gift. I'm now, probably for the first time in my life, the one person I have always wanted to be. Oh, not my body! I sometime despair over my body - the wrinkles, the baggy...

ROOM IN YOUR HEART

Sorrow fills a barren space;
you close your eyes and see my face
and think of times I made you laugh,
the love we shared, the bond we had,
the special way I needed you -
the...

A DIET PRAYER

Lord, My soul is ripped with riot
incited by my wicked diet.

We Are What We Eat, said a wise old man!
Lord, if that's true, I'm a garbage can.
To rise on Judgment Day, it's plain!...

An Obituary printed in the London Times - Interesting and sadly rather true.

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for...

My wife ( she who thinks she must be obeyed ) has asked me to buy her a book about Tutankhamun for her birthday amongst many other things.

There are so many about, does anybody know of any decent...

I have been reading this book on the train to and from work, a great read.
A story about a dog who thinks he is a man..

It's 33 years old now, and one of his books I didnt read first time around....

This is one to get the brain cells churning over. The Stuff of Thought by Steven Pinker. He's a professor of psychology at Harvard Uni.

The book is a bit hard going for the first couple of chapters...

Am currently immersed in this excellent book by Paul Strathern (Pub: Vintage) ISBN 9781844139170.
Am learning fascinating stuff about Egypt in the time of the Mamelukes, the French Revolution and...

Thoughts on becoming a nicer person .

Have you had a kindness shown?
Pass it on;
'Twas not given for thee alone,
Pass it on;
Let it travel down the years,
Let it wipe another's tears,
'Til in...

When I Am Old the Lady wrote......

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat that doesn't go, and doesn't suit me,
And I shall spend my pension
on brandy and summer gloves
And...

I have been reading an absolutely terrific book, Bedouins by the Lake written several of the professors of South Valley University of Aswan based upon a 20 year longitudinal study of Wadi Alaqi. Much...