Books, Photos and Music

In a blog a couple of weeks ago, I asked Facebook Friends for recommendations for books that were written in the first person, reflected a travel memoir or carried a depth and the poetic. I wrote that I planned to read some of the books to get into the flow of writing a memoir of 10 years in the East.  I mentioned some books that I had selected from my small library of books here at home to re-read. Title of these books were: …

Recommended Books to Inspire a MemoirRead More »

Dear Facebook Friends

Can you help? I would appreciate it if you kindly recommend to me a certain type of book to read, either fiction or non-fiction. Let me give you the background so that you get the picture. …

Dear Facebook Friends, Can you recommend a book?Read More »

Our attention turns back 10 years to 9/11, I have just written about this on my last blog along with a polemic on 9/11 in the form of a poem.  On the blog before that,  I wrote about Nadamo, a pillar of support for the Sangha who died unexpectedly on September 2, 2011. …

In times of sadness, we need To uplift the spirit.Read More »

With three beloved friends,  I sat in the intimate environment of the National Theatre in London last Saturday night to watch one of Anton Chekhov’s great plays, The Cherry Orchard – the story of Mrs Ranevsky and Anya, her daughter, struggle to come to terms with the impending loss of their family estate owing to family debts. …

An Anton Chekhov play – nothing much has changed in 100 yearsRead More »

There is an endearing element amidst the population, born on these  rainy islands, off the European continent. It is the capacity to produce amazing music bands that uplift the spirit of these islanders with ears to hear. …

The Beatles, the Stones, the Who – a lineage to include Mumford and SonsRead More »