FINE WINE
BRIAN & ANGELA said:

SHE was only the Wine Merchants Daughter but Plonkers never got their way with HER. All her Beaus were Full Bodies & Fino !

UNCLE MIKE : My glass was HALF FULL when I read the TITLE but HALF EMPTY when I read the Poem ! Because my Dad is a respected Wine Merchant I was the President of the College Eonophilic Society and took great pleasure in sharing the Vintners description of the Wine before a tasting! My knowledge of Wine was one of the 250 reasons Brian fell in love with Me and his love of fine wine that made Me fall in love with Him. Competent Sommelier adds great value to a High Class Restaurant : OK. When my DAD describes a £20+ bottle of Red Rioja as having a mellow palette, with coconut & soft red fruit character with soft tannins, a pleasing nose & perfect with steak! He is only doing his JOB! It ameliorates the experience ad when I open the bottle (with reverence) pour a little into my glass swirl it and test its nose and then sip it to savour its quality : I agree with my DAD that it is everything it says on the bottle and it is worth every penny! English People who \"Buy a Bottle with a meal\" make three mistakes. 1. They wont ask for the Sommeliers advice (they assume he suggest an expensive bottle) 2. They tend to choose the cheaper wines 3. They have a \"One Bottle fits all\" mentality when the mains chosen may be Beef, Lamb, Chicken, Fish, Vegetarian etc all of which really require a DIFFERENT WINE. If I take Friends to a decent restaurant (with a Somellier) and everyone has ordered their Main : I ask him to suggest an appropriate WINE by the GLASS for each main. If someone queries the cost I always offer to pay the Drinks Bill (dont tell BRIAN its the House fund!). In that way everyone gets a Glass of Wine to their Palate (dry or medium dry) and on which complements the food. Whe I go out with the Staff from the Physio & Radio Department at least I persuade them to order an agreed Bottle of Red & White initially : OK. I have 2O years of Wine Tasting : My DAD strated educating our palettes @ 10 so I suppose I am not your average \"Dolly on a Date\" who always chooses ROSE because its Barbie Doll Pink. I like the 21st C because Men under 40 will accept that a Lady may possibly : just possible know something about FINE WINE! Love the HOUSE sculptures and BRIAN & I want to order one for our New Home. We intend to BUY or long term rent when I get back to Essex in NOVEMBER 2019. Feddback welcome on my OENOIC observations : I still Love YOU : ANGELA XXXX

September 5th, 2018 13:57

FINE WINE
dusk arising said:

I must be everso sophisticated because there are actually wines i wouldn\'t bother buying again because they didn\'t please my palate. I have no idea why but most certainly its not as simple as it\'s either red, white or rose.

September 5th, 2018 07:32

FINE WINE
Fay Slimm. said:

This perceptive write brings out the ire in me as I can never follow the taster\'s assessment of flavours in wine -like your fun-verse states Mike it just tastes like wine - -- thanks for exposing the great divide between ignorant peasants and those whose imagination runs wild. Ha ha .

September 5th, 2018 01:48

DIGITAL ART
Lorna said:

I love your comments about finding art everywhere Michael - so much that is beautiful if people look. It\'s the fakeness of the art world when it involves money that gets me - I\'ll never get over seeing a white canvas painted white in the Guggenheim (years ago) called White on White....... ummmmmmmmm really?

September 4th, 2018 06:31

THE BIRD POEM
dusk arising said:

Big smiles here, really enjoyed this. Also i\'m really appreciating you still life/landscape artwork. How do you describe them. So simple yet so very clever. My imagination runs away looking at these.

September 3rd, 2018 12:41

THE BIRD POEM
BRIAN & ANGELA said:

Thanks MICHAEL ~ The English language is full of HOMONYMS and I sent one back to STEVE recently who used HYPERBOLE (love the sound of that word very Hellenic). I told him it should really be HYPERBOWL and it is a big Stadium in New York were they play ROUNDERS ! My fave fishy one is the Atheists Bible ~ In the beginning COD ! Thanks for sharing & intriguing. Love the Houses ~ as FAY says very CORNWALL. We get a lot of drift wood (etc) carvings @ Snape Maltings (Suffolk) have you ever been ? Yours as always BRIAN

September 3rd, 2018 08:42

THE BIRD POEM
Fay Slimm. said:

Brilliant fun-use of names and traits Mike - - super write once again. - - p.s. love those cottages reminiscent of Cornish village life.

September 3rd, 2018 05:39

THE BIRD POEM
Goldfinch60 said:

Two laughs in one setting - great.

A big smile came to my face when I saw the sculpture and changed into a laugh when I read the words.
Thank you Michael.

September 3rd, 2018 01:07

DIGITAL ART
fuche_bu said:

You could argue that cinema is not an art form compared to theatre. You could argue that electric instruments are not as good as acoustic instruments. As the world changes, the means to create art will also change. Good thought provoking write.

September 2nd, 2018 18:43

DIGITAL ART
dusk arising said:

I write my poetry upon a laptop using a word processor... definately digital. In what possible way can that make my work any lesser or greater than the quill written piece.
Creativity is the essence of art... conveying ones vision/thoughts/senses through whatever media.

September 2nd, 2018 14:17

DIGITAL ART
BRIAN & ANGELA said:

Thanks UNCLE STEVE : I am a NAIVE ARTIST so my prognosis (as a Physiotherapist) would be (as with Poetry & Music) in the 21st C : All Art Forms deserve EQUAL recognition. Otherwise how would there be any progress in the ARTS. MAORI ART is classed as PRIMITIVE but it has its own intrinsic beauty that (to my mind) would class it alongside one of the ESSEX / SUFFOLK Artists : John Constable : OK? Brian & I both love HOCKNEY and have visited his EXHIBITION in a Mill in Yorkshire !
Love your POEM and in principal I agree : There should be no RIGID RULES in Art, Poetry, Music, Dance etc just let it flow : dont Appraise & ENJOY. Brian should be back peomising next week ! Love ANGELA XXXX lease check my poem JESUS & BRIAN COMFORT ME : Thanks A.

September 2nd, 2018 03:53

DIGITAL ART
orchidee said:

Hmm, I see. it\'s not the same as actually painting or sculpting, etc with your own hands, is it?
It\'s a bit like basing one\'s poems on other poems in a way, maybe.
Although each work is original, painted by hand, digital, or whatever.
I once was about to put some rubbish in a bin at a show, then realised it was one of the displays. doh! Ohh, and \'The unmade bed\' was in it too.
Here endeth my ramblings on art.

September 2nd, 2018 01:22

DIGITAL ART
Goldfinch60 said:

It i a question often asked about art. Was the \"Equivalent VIII\" by Carl Andre bought by the Tate in 1970 art, or was it just a lot of bricks.
As you know I have a fairly open mind about art and certainly about music. Art and music only have two types, that which you like and that which you do not.
Good write Michael and an interesting question.
Surely there should be a table next to the seat with a bottle of wine and two glasses on it.

September 2nd, 2018 00:34

ME, A SNOB?
fuche_bu said:

I ate at Mickie Dee\'s twice so my street cred is that much better. I also ate at Denny\'s once so I really know all about slumming.

September 1st, 2018 12:08

ME, A SNOB?
dusk arising said:

You wont find me inMcDonalds when there\'s a perfectly good meal to be had in the bins round the back where one\'s fellow diners are such good company.

September 1st, 2018 10:27