Remember how in the Iliad Aphrodite rescues Paris from certain death in his single combat with Menelaus and deposits him upon the bosom of Helen? The queen of love her favour’d champion shrouds(For gods can all things) in a veil of clouds.Raised from the field the panting youth she led,And [Read more…]
I have ordered a few books and DVDs during the New Year holidays and am looking forward to the arrival of three parcels… One from the Folio Society, containing: Holinshed‘s Chronicles H. E. Bates, The Darling Buds of May G. E. R. Lloyd, Greek Science Descartes, Meditations & Other Writings [Read more…]
On Tuesday evening I met up with Ardle and took him along to Dr M’s for a much-anticipated game of chess between two players who have recently taken up the game again, as I have, after a long period of neglect. In my estimation, Dr M and Ardle are pretty [Read more…]
Title: Chess Match Location: Hiroshima Description: Dr M (Japan) v Ardle (England) Two evenly matched players meet in a friendly chess match supervised by DPH… The odds slightly favour Ardle, but Dr M will be keen to apply his experience of playing Shogi (Japanese chess) to foil Ardle’s tentative attacks… [Read more…]
Sakurajima, the volcano in Kagoshima Bay, southern Kyushu, was quite lively over Christmas, venting a great puff of ash around four o’clock each day. On 28th the volcano vented in the morning as well (see photo, above). When you spend five days in the company of the volcano you begin [Read more…]
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