“Life is like a piano. What you get out of it depends on how you play it.” - Tom Lehrer For Music Saturday a wonderful piece of chamber ...

“Work is the meat of life, pleasure the dessert.” - B. C. Forbes We had these crêpes as dessert after our Christmas lunch. Although deli...

New Year’s wishes and thoughts for all of you, in Google Blogland! “In the New Year, may your right hand always be stretched out in ...

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to ...

“Often it does seem such a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat.” - Mark Twain We watched Darren Aronofsky’s 2014 film “ ...

“A hero is an ordinary individual who finds the strength to persevere and endure in spite of overwhelming obstacles.” - Christ...

“Every artist was first an amateur.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson Unico Wilhelm, Count van Wassenaer Obdam (30 October 1692 - 9 N...

“Underneath our nice, friendly façades there is great unease. If I were to scratch below the surface of anyone I would find fear, pain, an...

Christmas Day, today in Melbourne was a delight weather-wise. It was fine and sunny, warm not hot and the blue skies were punctuated no...

“Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.” - Luke 2:10 Well, it’s beginning to feel like...