Hyperosmia Sometimes Stinks!
Do you have a heightened sense of smell? I do, and sometimes it can be a royal pain in the keester! Now I should say at the outset that, yes…
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Duende
What makes a Mona Lisa or Venus de Milo so special? What is about art that makes you want to stare at it for hours? Living in Ottawa I am…
Wabi-Sabi
In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi centres on the acceptance of transience and imperfection, often described as the appreciation of beauty that is “imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete”. We often think of…
Words That Should Be In The Dictionary
Ever go looking for a word and find there isn’t one in the dictionary / thesaurus? Happens to me all the time, especially when looking for some pearl of description…
Tenalach
Tenalach: A relationship one has with the land, air and water; a deep connection that allows you to literally hear the Earth Sing. – Old Irish Ahh bless the Irish…
I’m a Melophile
Music is my religion. Jimi Hendrix I’m a Melophile, I freely admit it. Not an Audiophile, uber-particular about the sound quality of music. I have a brother-in-law who is an…