Author: Henry Morgan
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3. Norwegian Wisdom
October 2014 I’m recently back from a trip to Finland and Norway which was immensely stimulating. Before I set out I was reading some of the poetry of the Norwegian poet Olav H. Hauge, available in an excellent collection ‘Leaf-huts and Snow-houses’ translated by Robin Fulton, published by Anvil. I was especially taken by one…
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2. Praying with loom bands
September 2014 Here is a photograph of a wrist with a number of loom bands on it. A few weeks ago my seven year old grandson Owen came to stay with us for a week during his summer holidays. He brought with him some loom bands, and was eager to show us how to make…
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1. A Disclaimer
I have recently been re-reading Belton Lane’s fine book ‘The Solace of Fierce Landscapes’, and was much taken by a quotation from Barry Lopez who is writing about the difficulties involved in reaching a mysterious desert that symbolised for him what’s most worth finding. He writes: “There is, I should warn you, doubt…….about the directions I…
