Meadow

Meadow

Meadow

Meadow

Meadow

My husband

Meadow

Meadow

I prefer the grassland surrounding a house to be a meadow.

This has many excellent virtues:

1. Natural
2. Uncontrived
3. Aesthetically pleasing
4. Low maintenance
5. Encourages wild flowers & wildlife
6. Eco friendly

Lucrezia Borgia looking quite different

Master Waller's birthday

It's my husband's birthday at the end of next week so I'm planning to take a few days off to relax and be together...

Wabi-sabi?

I saw that a martial arts club had called itself wabi-sabi.
Whilst the club may or not be good, their choice of name is not auspicious.

To quote Master Waller's website:

Wabi sabi is the love of the transient, the impermanent.

Our lives are fleeting, and we suffer greatly, either through ill health or other hardships.
This may cause sadness but the beauty of life can only be appreciated in contrast with the difficulties and sorrow we experience.

The symbol for the samurai is the cherry blossom. It is a beautiful flower. Yet it falls at its peak of glory.

The Big Sleep is great

The sublimely cool Bogart with the extremely naughty Martha Vickers.

 

I just love the witty dialogue.



Every woman in The Big Sleep is well turned out

I love the scene in the bookshop where Bogart calls the saleswoman "Pal".

I wonder if all women dressed their best in 1946 or is this just Hollywood?

My jian

A pleasant surprise

Lawns

Many people mow their lawn fanatically; culminating in a golf course effect.
These green patches of green can be seen throughout England.
But what purpose do they serve?
I'm really not all that sure.

So creepy

My husband

Mean spirited

During an interview on the Police Squad DVD Leslie Neilson spoke about how they sought to avoid being mean spirited during the production of the show.

Neilson went further; adding that he personally aimed to avoid being mean spirited in his daily life.

So pale

Me

My husband