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Monthly Archives: February 2011
Prayers on a Runway
by Lisa I love clothes but mostly I admire the art of designers, and creators of beautiful fabric. I don’t own many nice clothes except what I’ve bought second hand. No cashmere yet though I have given as a gift. … Continue reading
Posted in Arts & Crafts, The Armchair
Tagged Couture, Galliano, prayer, Viktor & Rolf, Voque
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Sun Kisses
What an electrifying relationship ! Valentine-kisses from the sun to the earth. Images of large auroras, created by the big solar storm that happened a few days ago. Auroras Image: National Geographic
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Masks allowed
Carnival of Venice – – spectacle of masks. Nothing is as it appears to be as any form of identity is hidden.
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Erect no gravestone for him
Erect no gavestone for him. Only this: let the rose blossom each year for his sake. For it is the god. His metamorphosis in this and that. We do not need to look for other names. It is Orpheus once … Continue reading
God what darkness
Beethoven’s hero Florestan in the opera Fidelio laments the loss of his liberty for speaking the truth to power (1805)
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And then there were none
Eleven little Arab boys…. Challenged In the wake of the overthrow of the leaders of Tunisia and Egypt, here is a look at countries across the region. The process of change has been set in motion and the events of … Continue reading
Anguish
For our brothers & sisters in the Middle East R. Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder Cheryl Studer; G. Sinopoli Schmerzen Anguish Sonne, weinest jeden Abend Dir die schönen Augen rot, Wenn im Meeresspiegel badend Dich erreicht der frühe Tod; Doch erstehst in … Continue reading
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Tagged death, Middle East, Richard Wagner, Wesendonck Lieder
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Fearlessness
Fearlessness may be a gift, but perhaps more precious is the courage acquired through endeavor, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of refusing to let fear dictate one’s actions, courage that could be described as ‘grace under pressure’—grace that … Continue reading
The old man and the revolution
This is the incredible story of a true senex – a wise, old man – who wrote the guidebook to topple autocrats in a nonviolent revolution. Gene Sharp’s“From Dictatorship to Democracy”, has inspired dissidents around the world, including Burma, Bosnia, Estonia, … Continue reading
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