“The flute is the true magical rod that changes all it touches in the inward world; an enchanter’s wand at which the secret depths of the...

“There is luck in the last helping.” – Japanese Proverb The other day I tried some thick, light and fluffy pancakes, which were delic...

“The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.” - Jacques Yves Cousteau   Crithmum is a genus of flowering...

“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” - Oprah Winfrey   "Elsa & Fred" (2014) Romanti...

“The attainment of the present status of Thailand has to depend on the ability or the actions of all the inhabitants of the country.” - B...

“Archaeologists are underpaid publicity agents for deceased royalty.” - John Agar   The Uraeus (plural Uraei; from the Greek οὐραῖος, ...

“A picture is a poem without words.” – Horace     Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi (or Kuinji; Russian: Архи́п Ива́нович Куи́нджи; Ukrainian:...

“There are two great days in a person’s life - the day we are born and the day we discover why.” - William Barclay   N icola (Nicolò) F...

“Wilful waste makes woeful want.” – English proverb Do you have some cream that has been in your fridge a few days past its use-by date...

“Nationalism: The curious notion that barbarism becomes a virtue when it reaches tribal proportions.”― Jakub Bożydar Wiśniewsky Welcome...

“In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.” - Terry Pratchett   Bastet was a goddess in ancient Egy...

“To live without hope is to cease to live.” - Fyodor Dostoevsky   Sergey Vasilyevich Ivanov (Russian: Сергей Васильевич Иванов; 1864-1...

“To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts—such is the duty of the artist.” - Robert Schumann   Marco Uccellini (Forlimpopoli, F...

“The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath.” - W. C. Fields   We made some savoury crackers today as we...

“Praised be You, my Lord, through our Sister, Mother Earth, who sustains and governs us, producing varied fruits with coloured flowers an...

“To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.” - Jane Austen   Welcome to the Travel Tuesda...

“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” - Winston Churchill   Sobek (also called Sebek, Sochet, Sobk,...