“You can never be overdressed or overeducated.” – Oscar Wilde Gresham’s School in Holt, Norfolk is a myth. Siri and Selma are always quite excited when we see the students in their smart uniforms when shopping in Holt. Gresham’s is an outstanding and very fine public school founded by Sir John Gresham in 1555. It’s one …
Author Archives: Dina
Green Hills of England
“It is the soul that sees; the outward eyes Present the object, but the Mind descries. We see nothing till we truly understand it.” ― John Constable Mick recommanded a wonderful book by David Kennard, “A Shepherd’s Watch” (“Auf Englands grünen Hügeln”). In his review, Mick refers to my photos and points out, they are …
Waiting
“For a while” is a phrase whose length can’t be measured. At least by the person who’s waiting.” – Haruki Murakami, “South of the border, West of the Sun”
Hadrian’s Wall
“Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell.” I especially thought about the words of Edward Abbey as we where hiking on Hadrian’s Wall Path. It was such a beautiful day and the two bookfayries were so happy to fly next to each other, Siri in Scotland and Selma in England and …
The lighthouse takes a pounding
A storm is on its way to Cley and the home of Klausbernd and the bookfayries. How exciting! And upsetting! Klausbernd has tied Siri and Selma to his belt to make sure they don’t get lost .. James lives “on the other side”, have a look at his spectacular shots of the lighthouse . Wish I were …
Dogs – a Paradise
“Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring–it was peace.” Milan Kundera a Klausbernd Vollmar with a dog by the 500 year old Sessile Oak, …
Guardians of England’s Finest Landscape
“In order to be an immaculate member of a flock of sheep, one must above all be a sheep oneself.” – Albert Einstein I’m in love. With the most beautiful, friendly looking sheep you can think of. What’s so special about a sheep? When you travel England and Ireland, you see pretty white sheep on …
Happy Ending and Good Luck
“The art is not in making money, but in keeping it.” – Proverb Good news arrived in the Lake District; you were all right and I got my money back from the bank! 🙂 What a relief, so it became a happy ending after all. 🙂 “Subconsciously, don’t you think everyone believes in angels, fairies, …
Going North
“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” – Henry Miller Tomorrow we’re heading North to the Lake District in Cumbria. A couple of weeks ago I went to Nikon Repair in Cologne and whilst waiting, saw the Top Ten most desirable landscapes worldwide for a photographer, all voted by …
It’s a Bad World
“Don’t let a thief into your house three times. The first time was enough. The second time was a chance. The third time means you’re stupid.” ― C. JoyBell C. A Hacker broke into my bank account and robbed it. I realized something was wrong the minute I picked up some money from the bank on …
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