Brighton and Hove, actually – my home town
We visit the author’s home town, Brighton and Hove, and indulge in some nostalgia to the sound of “the grating roar/Of pebbles which the waves draw back”.
Month: October 2015
So, Anyway – the Autobiography of John Cleese
A review of John Cleese’s autobiography “So, Anyway” with a particular look at what he has to say about writing, script-writing and writing comedy.
Strange maps and an Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities.
In praise of cartography of all sorts, digital and analogue – and a plug for the website of Strange Maps: An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities.
In the swim with Dr Sacks – kind of a review
Dr Sacks is Oliver Sacks. This is a review of Oliver Sacks’ autobiography, On the Move. The focus is on his writing process, his swimming and a highly speculative meeting between Dr Sacks & John Cleese.
The Horta Museum in Saint-Gilles, Brussels
In which we visit the Horta Museum in Saint-Gilles and learn something about Victor Horta, who brought Art Nouveau to Brussels; his influence lives on.
Autumn colours
Outside it’s all autumn colours now. Assiduous followers of my various blogs (I know there are a couple) will have noticed that I am having difficulties keeping the front page of the main site updated. (The main site is TheSupercargo.com – where you are now if you’re reading this.) Sadly despite all my efforts to … More…
Abbe Froidure Park, Ixelles, in Autumn
We visit the Abbe Froidure Park in autumn and attempt (but fail) to record an off-the-cuff presentation without a script, but do take some nice pictures.
A New Blogging Policy – Stops and Stories
My new plan for blogging at Stops & Stories (and by implication At the Quill); I also mention the help I’ve had from the website of my Blogg52 compadre, Anna Hellqvist.