How does art work?

While my wife and I were enjoying an after-dinner game of Scrabble tonight we were listening to music. The CD she chose to play was one I picked up a few years ago in Italy, and is a performance by a local choir from the small town of Arta Terme. They sing in a variety … Read more

The Linden Tree

How strange are the workings of the mind, and in particular the link between thought and our emotions! Tonight as we sat eating dinner my wife and I listened to some music, as we usually do. I had selected a CD I bought during a visit to north-eastern Italy, several years ago. It is the … Read more