Lark Ascending

October  10th  2022 was the 150  the  anniversary  of  the  brilliant  British  composer Ralph  Vaughan Willaims. A favorite for  us  is  his  music  “The  Lark  Ascending”  which  brings  happy memories the  ethereal  soaring tones  of  the music show a deep reverence for nature A small group of  us  in 2018 went  to  an  ancient  neolithic  fortress steeped  …

A Rose By Any Other Name Would Smell As Sweet

“A  rose   by  any  other  name  would  Smell  As  Sweet ” is  a  well known   quote   from  Shakespeare s Romeo  &  Juliet. The  roses   in  the featured  image  are  so   beautiful  an  sumptuous  one  can  feel  their  softness and  strength  and  imagine  their  fragrance. The  abundance and  beauty of  nature. Something  of  beauty  no  …

White Rabbit & The Jabberwocky

Nonsense  rhymes-   the Jabberwocky a mystical  creature?  nonsense…. But  surely sense if  one  takes  time  to  consider  and  study… The  Jabb- er- wocky  a dragon . The  warnings were  given Lewis Carroll  wrote  so  brilliantly in Alice  Through The  Looking  Glass For  me  and perhaps  you too. It’s  all about  imagination and  the possibilities  of …

“An Ancient Tale Of The Winter Solstice”

Dear  Reader, “An Ancient  Tale Of The  Winter  Solstice” is  a  narration by  Wendy  Datta The music is  composed by Michael Ormiston. This  Winter Solstice there  are  rare  planetary events mot  least the  close  conjunction of  Saturn  and  Jupiter  which will appear as a  Bright  Star. The  spiritual  path  is  a heroic  journey like  climbing  …

Assunta’s Blooms- Helping Hands:Part 2

Assunta is a tailoress she qualified 30 years ago in Italy. To visit her work room is always a pleasure for her friends and clients alike. There is never any job too small or insignificant, yet she is competent of producing the most beautiful bridal and bridesmaid dresses or repairing a small tear on a …

Wishes

My dog Wishes was 14 years old at the time. She was ailing a lot because she had arthritis, bronchitis and a skin condition. She had been with me since my childhood. I took her to more than one vet for treatment and she did not like all the antibiotics.Well…she only liked the ones that …

Hoof Notes

  An essential element for the well being of horses and ponies, the equines is the care of their hooves .Adam the Farrier has some interesting information for us.Adam refers to Pete Ramey a leader and expert in hoof care and hoof rehabilitation. Originally from a traditional farrier’s background Pete Ramey has much wisdom based …

Blossom On The Bough

Blossom on the Bough reminds me of the flowering of consciousness. Liberation from the endless demands and dictates of the ego , its wounds and programming to reach a transformation into somehing beautiful. The blooming and unfolding of consciousness comes forth ,when we have seen and faced our fears and concerns, got rid of limiting …

Helping Hands:Part 1

“Coming from London I don’t spend any time with animals they are a bit of a mystery to me .I do have a real fondness and appreciation of dogs although I have never owned one.Horses…..never really had that many opportunities to spend any time with then.So it was nice to get up close and personal …