Grazie Signore! “Thank you, Lord, for those who have greater gifts.”

Anita Mathias — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:14:18 +0000

In his excellent The Ragamuffin Gospel, Brennan Manning mentions the limited Antonio Salieri, court composer to the Holy Roman Emperor, who was conscientious, devout, and wildly jealous of the wildly gifted Mozart who–neither conscientious, nor devout–tossed off sublime music in the interludes of a life of “wine, women and song, and he didn’t sing much.” […]

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Visiting Blenheim Palace: Thoughts on Creativity, Envy and the Good Life

Anita Mathias — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 19:01:24 +0000

View from the palace, showing the island. Image credit. I’ve lived in Oxford for 14 years now (in two instalments) and try to walk around the Blenheim Gardens and grounds once a year, if not once a season. I love the lakes: they get me. And, often, when I visit the gorgeous gardens of stately homes, […]

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Grazie Signore! “Thank you, Lord, for those who have greater gifts.”

Visiting Blenheim Palace: Thoughts on Creativity, Envy and the Good Life