Monthly Archives: July 2012

Review: Scandal, Lyres and Audiotape

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Scribe Doll

Take a lyre.  Take a harp.  Both string instruments, right? Well, not just string instruments.  The lyre and the harp have been heroines of the music stage since the dawn of times.  Since Orpheus first charmed his way in and … Continue reading →

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Odds & Ends: Art or a Naked Emperor?

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Scribe Doll

A ten year-old Italian boy called Federico went to the Tate Modern with his mother.  When he saw Damian Hirst’s formaldehyde-pickled cows, he said, “That’s cruel.  Why didn’t they allow this calf to grow up and have calves of its … Continue reading →

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Odds & Ends: A Nomad to Guard Someone’s Land

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Scribe Doll

My Armenian grandmother, Yekaterina Gregorian, passed away last March, at the age of one hundred.  Several years ago, when, blind and almost deaf (but her mind as sharp as a needle), she was moved from my mother’s to a nursing … Continue reading →

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Odds & Ends: London – Can’t live in it, can’t live out of it.

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Scribe Doll

Ask me if I like London. No, I don’t, would be a frequent answer. Architecturally, I don’t think it’s beautiful.  Not as ugly as some other places (no names mentioned) but not a city where you can walk down the … Continue reading →

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Odds & Ends: The Generosity of Animals

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Scribe Doll

Suddenly, out of nowhere, a grey wolf ran up to him.  “What is the matter, Tzarevitch Ivan?” asked the wolf.  “Why so downhearted?” “Grey wolf, I have lost my trusted steed.” “It is I who ate your steed… And now … Continue reading →

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