Love
The Bed – Sleeping Stylishly in the Chamber of Love
We spend at least one third of our lives in bed. Every culture is steeped in customs superstitions and folklore surrounding this unique piece of furniture. But what about the bedroom? When did the bed gain a room of its own? How was it decorated? Where can we begin to relate its story?
Love Jewellery from Cupid to Cartier
When people today talk about jewels, jewellery, gemmology and gems it is clear the vocabulary has become confused. Gemstones are treasured minerals found in the earth. ‘Gems’ are the objects fashioned from them. Jewels are gem ready for mounting into jewellery and other objects of art. And, jewellery – it is the finished product that if its designer from Cupid to Cartier has succeeded, adorns its wearer well.
St John’s Rose at Brisbane – Planted by an Optimist
The Rose, delicate and ephemeral, represents the frailty of the body and the transitory nature of human life. The rose chosen for the gardens of St. John’s Cathedral at Brisbane to celebrate its completion is a rich red rose….the rose triumphant.
Romantics and Revolutionaries, Red the colour of Passion
The era of romantics and revolutionaries is also about the continuing themes from ancient Greece and Rome for that of liberty, religion and justice. It must have been wonderful to be there when, on June 19th 1764 the remarkable child prodigy from Austria 8 year old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gave a concert in London playing his own compositions on the harpsichord and organ.
Love Jewellery – Romantics to Retro
Mrs. Wallis Simpson, later the Duchess of Windsor, was an enthusiast of jewellery, fashion and the prevailing modern style. The stunning jewellery fashioned for her by Cartier, Van Cleef and Arpels, Belperron and Harry Winston and given to her in love by her Prince, King, or was it a Duke, inscribed ‘My Wallis from her David’ says it all. What more could any woman want than a man who would give up being a King for love.
William & Catherine Wed at Last – From Romance to Reality
It’s all over. William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are wonderfully wed in the sensational setting of an ancient Abbey at Westminster. Congratulations we have certainly enjoyed toasting your good health with a few bubbles and celebrating the joie de vivre with you.
Easter, Anzac, Eggs and Chocolate Bunnies, calling on Christ
As a Christian if you have journeyed through all the services the church holds to commemorate Christ’s crucifixion you are talking one harrowing experience. And when Easter Sunday comes it is more than a relief for many it is a joy. But why? Well it is all about the hope of re-birth, about being allowed to have second chances, about being given another opportunity to begin living life anew, which is a very potent and appealing idea.
Love – more than a fragment of life’s heart
What does Valentine’s Day mean for you I asked an eighteen year old niece of a friend recently. And she said, “well why do we need to put aside a day of the year to tell people we love them. It should happen ever day. Wisdom it is sure has nothing to do with age.
Editorial – Muse News February 2011
The music of friends seems to be to the fore this month. A four-day event at Kings Place, London, Celebrating Grainger 2011, will feature that talented pianist from Dalby, Jayson Gillham, who together with friends John Lavender and Penelope Thwaites will present this controversial and interesting composer’s works in his 50th anniversary year. At Brisbane keyboard virtuoso Christopher Wrench, cellist Louise King and their friends will feature in the Chamber Music Series.
Opera, the Music of Love and Life
Nowadays we have the best of all worlds in music…there is something for everyone. I just love opera. Its stories of love and life are always fashionable. A great many young people are being won over by its beauty and charm.
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