I bet you haven’t heard that one for a little while, although Marshal McLuhan’s celebrated epigram was on everybody’s lips in the sixties. Out of the blue, however, it came into my head today as I was writing. I have commented on several occasions in this blog about the fact that I find it impossible … Read more
The old music hall song tells us that “the longest mile is the last mile home”. Metaphorically speaking, as least, I have been discovering the truth of that today. Regular readers of this blog might well remember the “Wassail” project I engaged with a few weeks back.* I have had it in mind for a … Read more
Or so it is according to Dave Gorman. My wife and I are great fans of his regular series of TV shows. I’m inclined to agree with his assessment, although I would add that it is “lumpy”. In other words, the degree of goodishness can vary considerably. I was moved onto this train of thought … Read more
There is a definite sense about life at the moment that I am moving back in time. My current project will include a substantial element of calligraphy. I have done this in the past (see the “galleries” for the Four Quartets project, and my series Set Apart.) This will be different, however, because in the … Read more