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Signs of Spring
Flcking through some old archives of photos today, I stumbled upon these, taken in April 2007, of daffodils in a vase. I like the slightly dreamy quality about them and the abstraction of colour. Roll on the Sonia Delaunay exhibition at the Tate! And this And also this — read more
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Holbein
From November 2011 Last Tuesday, La Belle Femme and I went to the Tate to see the absolutely wonderful Holbein show. This being midweek, the place was jam-packed with Saga Louts and I should guess that we were the youngest people there by about 25 years, save for the well-behaved school party there. However, since… — read more
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The Golden Cockroach
This story combines name-dropping, a certain degree of disgustingness and a uniquely Philippine quality. Some years ago, probably in about 1992 or 1993, we had gone to visit my father-in-law, Fred Elizalde, who lives in Manila. Many of us went out one evening to a rather posh restaurant, I forget which, though I do recall… — read more
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Phillip Glass etudes
I’m listening to Phillip Glass’s Six Etudes for Piano. It’s beautiful. — read more
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A dog person?
Oddly, I’ve always thought of myself as more of a cat person than one for dogs. I did have a dog about 25 years ago, a German Short-haired Pointer called Molly, who was great but for whom I never felt much more than fond. I have had cats for most of my love, and almost… — read more
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Descartes in a bar…
I can’t remember now where I came across these, but they’re good. Descartes is sitting at a bar, and the bartender asks him if he’ll have another drink. “Yes, I think I will,” says Descartes. Suddenly, he continues to exist. Descartes is sitting at a bar, and the bartender asks him if he’ll have another… — read more
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An instagram picture: My favourite ink
via Instagram http://ift.tt/1LpBzWS — read more
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Kids playing at ‘Building the Wall’
Historical Pictures (@HistoryTime_) 15/03/2015 07:15 Children playing at “building the Wall”. 1962 – by Raymond Depardon. pic.twitter.com/1dZi4zCAth via Tweetbot — read more
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Calder frame
Framed by Calder #Venice via Instagram http://ift.tt/1F3Qkao — read more
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Assassini
It was murder to get in… #Venice via Instagram http://ift.tt/1FBWTEO — read more
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