Saturday, September 08, 2018

Keep walking past the eleven romantic lanes

Almanac: Winston Churchilll on his tenth wedding anniversary

I reproach myself very much for not having been more to you. But at any rate in these ten years the sun has never yet gone down on our wrath. Never once have we closed ... read more


You turned your life into a journey of love. Keep walking the romantic lanes and always stay in love. Happy wedding anniversary!


Walking those rare romantic Pearl and McMaster beaches even f it is hard to swim inside the Siberian rock pools ;-)



Macmasters Beach Rock Pool
Macmasters Beach Rock Pool
Named after the Scotsman who first settled here in 1855, though nobody seems to know where in Scotland he came from…

“Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls,” the great Lebanese-American poet, philosopher, and painter counseled in what remains the finest advice on the secret to a loving and lasting relationship

The Difficult Art of Giving Space in Love: Rilke on Freedom, Togetherness, and the Secret to a Good Marriage




Opinion | Swimming in Words With Oliver Sacks - The New York Times



A group of foodies gathered on a hot summer evening to learn how music affects the taste of wine under the guidance of Eyal Franco from the Galil Mountain Winery. Using headphones, we tasted four cups of Galil Mountain Wines, and the findings were surprising!
Each one of us found four glasses of wines, numbered 1 to 4, placed on a placemat with a ranking table and a fancy headset of House of Marley. The choice of headphones was not random, since this company is environment friendly and so is the Galil Mountain Winery.
We were asked to taste each wine and rate it, which is a common blind wine tasting activity, but here’s the catch — we were asked to simultaneously listen to a specific playlist of the winery. 

White House Design: The Most Powerful Rooms in History

 Olive Oil May Be More Effective For Erectile Dysfunction Than Viagra, A New Study Says

Water: A Stunning Celebration of the Element of Life Based on Indian Folklore


“We need nature — water, sun, air — to survive, but she doesn’t really need us. She is generous to us, but she has some conditions, and we have to respect them.”


Water: A Stunning Celebration of the Element of Life Based on Indian Folklore
“Like all profound mysteries, it is so simple that it frightens me,” the Scottish poet and mountaineer Nan Shepherd wrote in contemplating the might and mystery of water.“Rivers run through our civilisations like strings through beads,” Olivia Laing observed nearly a century later as she launched a lyrical existential expedition along a river. Bertrand Russell, too, saw in rivers a metaphor for how to live a fulfilling life.


Clive James on his new epic poem: ‘The story of a mind heading into oblivion’ | Books | The Guardian


IMPORTANT NEWS FROM THE WORLD OF SCIENCE: Poor men love big breasts, the rich prefer them smaller


How the ultimate outback adventure can end in devastation

It's marketed as the ultimate outback adventure, but a trip of a lifetime on the Kimberley's unsealed Gibb River Road can end badly if you're underprepared.




Melbourne or Sydney? How our two biggest cities compare for liveability
Lach v Joe: Every year, our big cities vie for global liveability honours. But as well as differences between the cities, liveability varies widely within them…