a novel novella
My guy has written his first book - a novella called HorrorCon. I’m not just saying this, but it’s brilliant. He’s an incredible writer with an amazing imagination.
What’s more, you can buy it from Lulu now.
Oh, and guess who did the photography and design? :-)
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Inspiring
Totally.
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a sea of red and white
Could the English be the biggest football fans in the world? Well, possibly the ones with the most disposable income if this article is anything to go by.
It’s kind of nice to think that a game could be so important to a country and that the World Cup brings all these nations together to simply play and compete in such a generally good-natured way. Football is great.
decorating is not cooking
The BBC says, Cookery lessons ‘not good enough’ in the UK’s secondary schools. Quite right, too. When my daughter was doing her cookery classes, I was appalled at the stuff they were making: sticky buns, hamburgers, pizza. Designing sandwiches and decorating cakes is all very well, and, I suppose, designed to appeal to the kids, but is all but useless in teaching them how to fend for themselves and eat healthily.
I’ve also been annoyed by the constant ‘merging’ of various subjects in Design and Technology courses. Using computers to design packaging, for example, and thinking that fulfilled both cookery and graphics. Concentrate on one thing and do it well without confusing the issue, please.
Oh. I can’t wait until every bloody school runs themselves and there’s no consistent teaching methods - not! It’ll get worse before it gets better. Good thing I teach my daughter to cook at home. Shame most kids aren’t so lucky.
life’s not fair
You can sort of see the point of this pub who banned the elderly lady from wearing her hat in the pub. They said they didn’t want to be seen as discriminating against young people. I can see why they would think this is the fair way to act.
“Mrs Wilbraham does not understand that the world is changing,” they said. But what is it changing to? To a society so concerned with equality that there’s no longer respect for older people? I’m not sure this one follows, to be honest. Sure, it’s not strictly fair, but people who’ve reached old age perhaps deserve a little special dispensation and respect.
Because, you know, life’s not fair and young people need to learn this. They’ll appreciate it when and if they get to the age of 70+. Or not, as things are going…
shrove tuesday
Happy Pancake day!
the three emperors
Must remember to go and see this at the Royal Academy.
This magnificent exhibition is devoted to the artistic and cultural riches of Imperial China. Spanning the reigns of three Emperors, Kangxi (1662?1722), Yongzheng (1723?35) and Qianlong (1736?95), it focuses on the most powerful rulers of China?s last dynasty: the Qing. Each Emperor employed the greatest artists and workshops of his day to glorify his rule.
China: The Three Emperors, 1662?1795 features over 370 treasures, including precious robes and palace furnishings, paintings and painted scrolls, weapons and ceremonial armour, clocks and astronomical instruments, antique jades and bronzes, ingenious scientific instruments, the finest porcelain, carvings and lacquer ware, elegant furniture, a sedan chair and an imperial throne.