Is it Art?

Posted on June 17, 2024 by Simon

At the very nice St Regis Hotel in Venice the lounge had a couple of very interesting pieces of art. Upon closer examination it turned out that the large images were made from the ends of cassette cas... Read More

Hammered

Posted on June 13, 2024June 12, 2024 by Simon

“The nail that sticks out gets hammered back in.” Aloysius Pendergast... Read More

A Circle

Posted on June 12, 2024June 11, 2024 by Simon

“Together life and death make a circle.”... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Sartorial

Posted on June 11, 2024May 14, 2024 by Simon

Sartorial Adjective: Relating to the making of clothes, usually men’s clothes, or to a way of dressing. Example: “The wedding party arrived in sartorial splendor.” The glass cube was owned b... Read More

A Conservative Temperament

Posted on June 5, 2024June 5, 2024 by Simon

“The person of conservative temperament believes that a known good is not lightly to be surrendered for an unknown better.” Michael Oakeshott A photo from Tuscany that I may have used before. I re... Read More

Judge Not

Posted on May 30, 2024April 24, 2024 by Simon

“Judge not, that ye not be judged.” From the Gospel of St Matthew Another great quote from the Pendergast novels by Preston and Child. The books make wonderful summer reading. They have little r... Read More

Words Seldom Seen: Misanthropy

Posted on May 28, 2024April 26, 2024 by Simon

Misanthropy Noun: A dislike of humankind. Example: “He displayed his misanthropy by retreating from most interactions.” A beautiful collection of glass with the equally beautiful Tampa Bay in the ... Read More

And Pasta

Posted on May 27, 2024 by Simon

”In Italy life is a combination of magic and pasta.” Federico Fellini The photo from our excellent Regent Cruise in the Mediterranean is of the fishing fleet in Sanury Sur Mer. A very pretty Frenc... Read More

Fantastic Realization Syndrome

Posted on May 17, 2024May 15, 2024 by Simon

Fantastic Realization Syndrome (FRS) was first identified and named by my brother, Tom, many years ago. I had an FRS moment a few days ago. As part of our cruise we went on a truffle hunt in the cente... Read More

The Vesuvius Challenge

Posted on May 15, 2024May 15, 2024 by Simon

In the town of Herculaneum near Pompeii 300 years ago ruins from the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius were discovered and eventually a large villa was found containing hundreds of carbonized scrolls. Many att... Read More

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Simon Burrow

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