“The Universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent”.- J.H.Holmes-‘Sensible Man’s View of Religion’(1879). ‘Snowdrop’-Ted Hughes (1930-1998)- Now is the globe shrunk tight Round the mouse’s dulled wintering heart. Weasel and crow, as if moulded in brass, Move through an outer darkness Not in their minds, With the other [...]
“History is a myth we all agree to believe”- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). ‘The Sunlight On The Garden’-Louis MacNeice-(1938) The sunlight on the garden Hardens and grows cold, We cannot cage the minute Within its nets of gold, When all is told We cannot beg for pardon. Our freedom as free lances Advances towards [...]
“When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes that have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion”-C.P.Snow (1905-1980) I stood and stared, the sky was lit, The sky was stars all over it, I stood, I [...]
“In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is a story of the earth.”- Rachel Carson (1907-1964)- ‘Ballade of the men who were hanged’ by Francois Villon.(1431-1463)- My brothers who live after us, Don’t harden your hearts against us too, If you have mercy now on us, God [...]
1.There are at least 2 solar eclipses to be seen from the Earth every year. 2.Formula One-In 1975 Hesketh Racing won a Grand Prix, the last private team to do so.It was the only F1 victory in Hesketh’s 1973-1978 participation and took place at the Dutch Grand Prix with James Hunt as driver. 3.Quebec Cityis [...]
“Art is never finished, only abandoned”-Leonardo da Vinci ‘The Rock Pool’ – Edward Shanks(1892-1953)- This is the sea.In these uneven walls A wave lies prisoned. Far and far away Outward to ocean, as the slow tide falls, Her sisters through the capes that hold the bay Dancing in lovely liberty recede. Yet lovely in [...]
“The evil that men do lives after them”-Brutus in ‘Julius Caesar’ by William Shakespeare. Martin Boyce, sculptor won the 2011 Turner Prize award at the Baltic gallery in Gateshead-the first time the ceremony has been held outside a Tate venue. Cricket –Surrey won theCountyChampionshipon 7 successive occasions-1952,53,54,55,56,57 and 58. It is a record unequalled [...]
“This is the end, beautiful friend. This is the end, my only friend. The end of our elaborate plans. The end of everything that stands, the end. No safety or surprise, the end. I’ll never look into your eyes again.”-The Doors-‘The End’(1966). 1.If the Nazi’s had prevailed, Adolf Hitler was to makeGermania(formallyBerlin) the capital of [...]
“Every little pebble in the stream believes itself to be a precious stone”-Japanese proverb. 10 Facts for the week- 1.There are over 40 landlocked countries in the World. 2.There are now thought to be about 350 billion galaxies in the known Universe. 3.Football-45 clubs have played in the Premier League since it was formed in [...]
Nick’s facts “The smell of the world has changed”-Georges Duhamel (1884-1966) How many of Nick’s Facts do you know? 1.Paul McCartney and John Lennon first met at the St Peter’s Church summer fair in July 1957. 2.Arthur Wellesley (The Duke of Wellington) was Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1828-1830. 3.There are just 15 Leonardo Da [...]
