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In which there are sacred cows (or hooved animals of your choice), Bigots by God, and The Innocents
- St John the Baptist church, Beckford, has some unusual C12th stone carvings including a centaur with a spear (another view for context) apparently intended to resemble King Stephen's coat of arms. A depiction of the "Ransom Theory" better known in English lore as the Harrowing of Hell represented by an image of Jesus stabbing a wolf's head with a ( Read more... ) -
In which there are four fllans in Llangollen
I walked variations of "first left, second right" four times while I was in Llangollen.
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In which there are innocent water, an executive committee of volcanoes, and birthdays as metaphors
- I have salmonella poisoning from bagged salad, which is very timely according to BBC News online, bah. I'm rehydrating with a free litre of "Innocent" coconut water I was given by the supermarket.
- Never let USians be in charge of our planet!!1!! And if you need more proof than the recent election result, or the majority of white* USians ( Read more... ) -
In which there are signs, portents, and unimportants
- This is for lenores_raven in exchange for the inflatable pink unicorn. Hmm, which way to... DOOM?
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In which there are visited cards, differing international etiquette, and a pigeon as dead as a dodo
- The second batch of postal cards should already be with the Brits, and are winging their way to Oz via drop beAirmail.
- On differing international standards for polite conversation:
• Dear Texans, attempts to convert random Brits on public transport to your religion that begin with an idiosyncratic explanation of The Truth of Creationism (as ( Read more... ) -
In which there are the Stone of Chastity, and Carrots and Turnips Ho!
- Rhubarb Ho revisited, via quote of the [current reading] and the synchronicity files: "Carrots and Turnips Ho!" This cry yelled in a Hoarse voice wakes me every morning.
- Reading, books 2016, 153.
151. The Stone of Chastity, by Margery Sharp, 1940, is a gently satirical comic novel, set in a rural English village during the 1930s, ostensibly ( Read more... ) -
In which rhubarb rhubarb shakespeare rhubarb
- RHUBARB HO appeared to be the name of a fancy new "home" shop I spotted on my recent theatre trip, due to the unfortunate placement of street furniture partially obscuring their shiny sign. I can't decide if RHUBARB HO means "rhubarb ahoy!" or implies very specialised personal services?
- Stage: my Shakespeare Revue review! This is an updated ( Read more... ) -
In which there are close encounters of the religious kind, presence of mind, and absence of god
- Quote of the [current reading]: In point of fact his women to date numbered only two, both dancing teachers, with whom his relations had been limited to rather half-hearted scufflings on divans, and it was for this reason that he had not joined the Oxford Group. He could not bring himself to publicly confess that his most poignant erotic memory ( Read more... ) -
In which there are names, reputations, and name-calling
- Many of our local delivery drivers are recent immigrants, because the poor pay (piece work at less than minimum wage) doesn't attract anyone who can find better, so when they have to write my name they automatically spell it the North African way, which makes me feel very glamorous and cosmopolitan.
- I received a letterbox flyer for a chimney ( Read more... )
