Glitter on her eyes, sparkles on her coat, a mobile phone container studded with sequins around her neck, Sylve stepped out of Natasha's car at East Lodge. Was it two years? My old school prefect. The drama - for there was always a drama - was the death of her younger brother, Luke, the one… Continue reading Sylve
Sofka
Long after we knew each other in London, while traveling through Bulgaria, I went to her namesake city. I sent her an email from a camping sports centre, and got a one liner back. It made me realise how I missed her. Isralie Ashkenazi, PhD Doctor in child psychology, bright combative, she refused to discuss… Continue reading Sofka
Trump – October reflections
The surprise of Trump - October/November 2016 Jill Lepore The election of 2016 will not be remembered for anything beautiful. Injury, fear, blame, hatred. An election gone wrong. Politics believes factions natural. Robust discussion. Madison. Formation of Republicaions and Federalists. We are all republicans we are all federalists, assuming the 1964 parties began to diverge, … Continue reading Trump – October reflections
Black & White – Bill Jackson
Science Cafe: Sound and Vision Oct 2017
Outside and inside
Trump to Kim (in one of his signature stream of consciousness speeches in Hunstville on Friday night) Little Rocket Man Kim to Trump 'mentally deranged dotard” Meanwhile Tamsyn dies, Richard deteriorates. Huricans wreck lives and livings. The last letter of Tamsyn stays with me all day. I write up my notes from when I last… Continue reading Outside and inside
Butley with Umi and Simon and the arm
We'd met Tobias Young at the Waveney Arts Trail at Ravingham - via his Standing Man. Uni, with her efficiency, had found contact and so we were to visit him in Butley Mills, this fine September day of blue skies and red berries. Passing as usual the lives I may have lived had I bought… Continue reading Butley with Umi and Simon and the arm
Cut Loose September 2017
Michael Lasky and Dean Parkin 'Good-morn-ing-mr-park-in' One of us sing songs like we did back at school when the teacher arrives into the classroom. We’re off We’ve got a new student with us, nicknamed Fogel (some connection to Muppets in the 80’s which I’ve missed over time). He has coloured hair and works in Beech… Continue reading Cut Loose September 2017
Rupert, bread, wine and churches
DRAFT Biking from Diss this time, catching the rain only at the end, Rupert rocked up at East Lodge with wine and bread in his panniers on a Friday September afternoon, infinitely felxible to fit in with what ever was happening, with a book (Jim Crace?) to hand in case of time to find. During… Continue reading Rupert, bread, wine and churches
Midnight’s Children
One am, a film of Midnight's Children on BBC Iplayer is just finishing. Coming across it randomly i had 1 day to view it. Stayed up. Looked up Ravi on the internet and found him: http://raviagarwal.com/bio.php: 'Ravi is also the founder of the Indian environmental NGO Toxics Link which has pioneered work on waste and chemicals'. Another… Continue reading Midnight’s Children
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