Curiosity Cabinets

Coincidence is a tricky matter. I wrote words to that effect little over a week ago and true to form, it seems I tempted fate. In this instance though, following in the winding wake of chance is no bad thing. The seed of this humble piece began sprouting a while ago, when I started thinkingContinue reading “Curiosity Cabinets”

Morris & Me

I’ve happily fallen prey to nostalgia this week. Whilst lately we seldom seem able to discuss this peculiar quality without derision, I see very little wrong with occasionally allowing ourselves be warmed with wistful affection for the past. I suppose I mean this more in reference to our own lives than in the grand termsContinue reading “Morris & Me”

Touching Treetops

Sometimes I wonder if the trees ever get tired. To draw on what I consider to be one of the most beautiful sentences ever penned, they are privy to the inexhaustible variety of life. But whether they are, in fact, exhausted by it, as we sometimes may be, is open to pondering. It only occurredContinue reading “Touching Treetops”