Table legs and such

I live with my darling wife in an older Victorian-style property. I love living in a house that has some character and history and it has been good fun decorating and generally doing the house up. There is always something to do around the house and a love of D.I.Y. does come in handy.

We replaced the spindles in the banisters that lead up the staircase and we were really pleased with the result. Furniture legs and items like these and other legs such as table legs are, of course, available from Timber Wolf Forest Products.

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Art Deco image

For your delectation, an Art Deco image I came across entitled Light and Water. I think it's a very fine work of art, elegant and solid at the same time. I like the interplay of strong, slightly autumnal colours as well.

Hobbit sold

There is an interesting news item on Reuters today about a first edition of Tolkien's The Hobbit being sold for a record amount. Apparently it was purchased by an anonymous telephone bidder. Not bad if you have sixty thousand quid lying around. I wonder if Tolkien realised how big a hit it would turn out to be?

Romancing..say it with poetry

I watched an episode of 'Everybody Loves Raymond' this morning in which Deborah mentions a love poem a boy once wrote for her. Obviously, Raymond is immediately and retrospectively jealous and demands to hear the poem. It is clear that Deborah cherished this token of the infatuated boy's admiration as the kept it for so many years.

Ray is scathing and derogatory about the little verse, which is perhaps a tad trite but genuine at any rate. His discomfort is telling and also the fact that Deborah loves the fact that she once inspired someone to write poetry.

And isn't that exactly why poets write their verse? To woe a girl, to chase and seduce the Muse herself? A real girl or woman will appreciate a fine poem dedicated to her charms. That will never change and nor should it. Some may think that chivalry is dead; let me assure you that Romance is alive and kicking.

Madame Butterfly

We went to see the opera Madama Butterfly last night and had a wonderful time. Everything about it was perfectly beautiful: the music, the lyrics, the voices, the set. The whole thing was a joy for the senses and a wonderful night out. I am sure that we will catch this particular Puccini opera again sometime. Stunning!