Sometimes –oftentimes, when you grow older– memories gain a new meaning. Recalled with a changed mind, they are deeply touching and revealing. Pictures help a lot with… Read more “Looking back in Awe”
Category: For Ari’s Sake
Loveliest? – Rita Hayworth (II)
These last years, several persons have asked me why am I always blogging about my sister’s affections and the things she most liked (which is not strictly… Read more “Loveliest? – Rita Hayworth (II)”
Ari’s sailboat on my table – (to navigate across time)
Ari (Ariel in full; Arishej online) was my younger sis, and a truly lovely and outstanding girl she was! After some years of retirement and solitude, she… Read more “Ari’s sailboat on my table – (to navigate across time)”
Enthralling illustrations by Inga Moore for “The Wind in the Willows” (II)
[Pala late –Ari: mrni jagorri–, kai kamlas “E Balval ande le Selchinde”… Me xalem lako ilo!] This a follow-up in a series. I’ve published the first twelve… Read more “Enthralling illustrations by Inga Moore for “The Wind in the Willows” (II)”
Enthralling illustrations by Inga Moore for “The Wind in the Willows” (I)
[Published in October the 9th, 2016, this first post of mine on this great artist had zero likes (the one by my sister was of course put… Read more “Enthralling illustrations by Inga Moore for “The Wind in the Willows” (I)”
O Kolkorro Ruv (vaj Ruvni) – The Lone Wolf (or She-Wolf)
This picture on the header and below is a diversely edited screenshot from “Never Cry Wolf”, an American movie from 1983 directed by Carroll Ballard as an adaptation… Read more “O Kolkorro Ruv (vaj Ruvni) – The Lone Wolf (or She-Wolf)”
Heavenly Music for my sister and myself
Two Partitas. You choose, but I suggest BWV 829 by Gould to begin with, sis: – – – … and then, you have your favourite Partita in… Read more “Heavenly Music for my sister and myself”
Where Angels Go (& With Whom)
Today, now, is Christmas Eve and I feel the need to recall my sister (not that I do not recall her every day, but today is special)… Read more “Where Angels Go (& With Whom)”
Archangels, still… And some imposing Seraphim from Late Romanesque
“Ecce ego mitto angelum meum ante faciem tuam” (Marcus, 1: 2) [Behold, I send my messenger before thy face] There are some splendid representations of angels from different… Read more “Archangels, still… And some imposing Seraphim from Late Romanesque”
A Pictorial Tribute (II) – Delvaux’s “Ari” better explained and illustrated
In a post here, and also in my sister’s blog, from past January 18th: «A Pictorial Tribute – Delvaux’s “Ari”, and a sort of family portrait» , I… Read more “A Pictorial Tribute (II) – Delvaux’s “Ari” better explained and illustrated”
Versatile Blogger Award
Just a few days ago this small blog was nominated to the Versatile Blogger Award –and so, recognized with it!– by fellow blogger Cheynoeas’ Thoughts. I feel deeply… Read more “Versatile Blogger Award”
A detailed ‘Soft Monster in Angelic Landscape’ (Monstre Tou en Paisatge Angèlic), by Salvador Dalí i Domènech
–A last confidence about impotence and psychological castration– Salvador Dalí’s father was a monster. Salvador Dalí i Cusí, a middle-class lawyer and notary in Figueres (a Catalan… Read more “A detailed ‘Soft Monster in Angelic Landscape’ (Monstre Tou en Paisatge Angèlic), by Salvador Dalí i Domènech”