Sam Flowers – his choices are my choice
The blogger who leads me to the most interesting blogs on WordPress has to be Sam Flowers. If there was prize for blogging discernment, Sam would be my nomination. Not … Continue reading
Joiking – Songs of the Sami
You may worry about stray cats pissing on your plants, moles burrowing under your lawn, or slugs getting to your strawberries, but in the far north town of Hammerfest in … Continue reading
The universe is 80 million years older than you thought it was
Okay, you probably hadn’t thought about it at all, and don’t even know the date of its birthday, let alone what star sign it is. Not do I. Still, having … Continue reading
The Scream – A walk through Edvard Munch’s Oslo
NO PAINTING seems to sum up the alienation and isolation of 21st century existence as does The Scream by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch. After Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, it is the second … Continue reading
Bring on the clowns
It seems to have been raining cats and dogs in Andalucia forever this winter. On Monday morning, by the stink riding the air, you could’ve thought it was pouring camels, … Continue reading
Mothers’ Day
Today’s Mothers’ Day, back in the UK. Once a time for pot plants, chocolates and cards, it is no more. I’ll always remember the day I flew in from Spain … Continue reading
King Cnut’s Prize
In honour of the Great Cnut, the Danish king who showed his acolytes how wrong a bunch of slimey, tide-turners can be, I announce a new award for the most … Continue reading
Pedersen’s Last Dream – Two
“I’m surrounded by pygmies,” Dr Finkel informed me, “And you are the biggest pygmy of all.” Was there the hint of a compliment? “Ever since I can remember I longed to … Continue reading
Portraits of my pueblo – Conil, Andalusia
Five studies of Conil de la Frontera by Angelica Westerhoff Having lived and sketched in Munich, Paris and Austria’s second city of Graz, Angelica Westerhoff finally settled in Conil de … Continue reading
Hunger, the 19th century novel that spawned 20th century literature
THE OLD boarding house at Number 11 Tomtegaten no longer stands. Neither does the street. Most of the immediate area was demolished decades ago, leaving no trace of scenes Norwegian … Continue reading
Bryan Hemming 