Fa – the Green Dragon

A Place for the Odd Musings of an Expat Bristolian


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When damage is already done

There’s many a slip

‘Twixt a cup and your two lips

No tears for spilled milk


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Open Window

OPEN WINDOW

In the dead of night

unseen creatures foraging

back to bed for me

 


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Cosa che si rompono

THINGS THAT BREAK

I saw her making

omelets, breaking many eggs

then she broke my heart


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On the subject of tea

TYPHOO TEA

Founder John Summer

dai fu, Chinese for doctor

Tea, as  medicine


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Uncommon Sense 1.

I thought I might be useful to change my theme for a while: Considering our pandemic with the corona virus. It’s a very serious matter and our thoughts actions and words should be appropriately aligned.
Therefore, I dug up a book from my library written by Joseph Telushkin entitled “Uncommon Sense”. If you are interested, hi book was published by Shapolsky publishers, New York, 1987.
I will share some of these/those quotes which I think express the importance of our attitude, thoughts and actions during these testing times.
1. The question of bread for yourself is a material question, But the question of bread for your neighbour is a spiritual one.
i. Nkolai Berdyaev 1874-1948

Note: You might find it interesting to check out these people. They had interesting things to say.


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Unusual U.K. place names 72. – Mevagissey

MEVAGISSEY, Cornwall

Once called Porthilly

Old parish name Limorrick

well known for Pilchards


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The New Hangover

THE NEW HANGOVER

Son woke sick today

Asked him Coronavirus?

Budweiser virus!

Note: Corona is a brand of beer from Mexico.  I don’t know where it’s distributed throughout the world