Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
The iPhone apps throwing light on best-selling booksAuthors such as Iain Banks and Martina Cole are increasingly supplementing book releases with apps full of bonus materialAlison FloodThe Guardian, Monday 28 June … [Continue reading]
As we were having dinner in our conservatory yesterday, we noticed that Jake was sitting outside, under the stairs leading to our detached office. The coolest spot! In the winter, he finds the spot on our bedroom carpet above the kitchen lights. … [Continue reading]
Power= Work. Hassle. Maybe stress. When one gives away power, for instance in the family business we run, in family life, or in something one is organizing, one has less responsibility, less say in things AND/ BUT more leisure. More free … [Continue reading]
I happily unpacked my new box of Jean Renoir Dvds. Roy, suspiciously, "What have you bought now?" Me, "When I was an undergraduate at Somerville, late one night, after studying, I went alone to the Phoenix at Walton Street, and saw Jean … [Continue reading]
When Roth "talks about getting a story right he does so, like any craftsman, with a practical understanding of the materials he uses and the techniques needed to get the job done. In The Ghost Writer, the ageing writer, EI Lonoff, tells 23-year-old … [Continue reading]
I've had a cleaner since early 2008, a cheerful African woman, older than me, bossy, a Christian. However, I always feel she is criticizing my house-keeping (hey, which leaves MUCH to be desired). Increasingly less so, but still critical words and … [Continue reading]
As my old Zimbabawean cleaner got too old, and too busy for the rigours of cleaning our busy household and keeping it going, she passed on her Kenyan friend Grace to us. After several years of an African cleaner , I have learned how to work with … [Continue reading]
In No Strange Land … [Continue reading]