Eskişehir, Türkiye Thursday 21 March 2024 “You are an incomparable genius.” (Russian Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna to Peter Carl Fabergé, on receiving her annual egg, 1914) There is a long history of decorated eggs in Russia and pre-Fabergé porcelain eggs had been popular for many years. The first Fabergé egg was made for Tsar Alexander… Continue reading Egghead
Month: March 2024
The Donkey Trail 1: Dream
He draws breath and pauses on the path with deliberate precision. The ground is dry leaves with patches of deep snow beneath the boughs of mighty oaks. The forest is a maze of shadows. Branches reach out like spikes to stab the unwary. Cold wind whips through the trees, cutting and slicing into his face.… Continue reading The Donkey Trail 1: Dream
The coldest night of the year
Eskişehir, Türkiye Thursday 21 March 2024 An emotional evening yesterday. A student, proficient in his Encounter (the name of my school’s oral examination of a Unit), checks his messages on his phone as I search for a time slot wherein I can schedule the engineer’s next appointment.. He begins to cry as he learns that… Continue reading The coldest night of the year
Daily legacy
Eskişehir, Türkiye Wednesday 20 March 2024 But what is to become of all my diaries and online posts? If I died, what would people make of them? Would they be inclined to simply burn the paper and delete the electronic? Could they merit publication? Make a book as the body of work is destroyed? If… Continue reading Daily legacy
A new start
Eskişehir, Eskişehir Province, Türkiye Tuesday 19 March 2024 The itch from which I have suffered for years (but with interruptions) has recently become unbearable and for the last few months, has kept me from having any peace of mind, until I have begun once again recording my thoughts and feelings. Nothing appears on the outside.… Continue reading A new start