tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post2582333878191053460..comments2023-11-03T11:32:01.540+00:00Comments on Thought Experiments : The Blog: A Church Crawler WritesBryan Appleyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08276787058430388582noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-75936768519035902032008-01-29T10:23:00.000+00:002008-01-29T10:23:00.000+00:00Well thank you Susan (tho I'm sure my face wld onl...Well thank you Susan (tho I'm sure my face wld only disappoint hem hem). For the record, an abacus is, architecturally, the flat part at the top of a capital. Those two were remarkably beautiful...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-62914048436867678412008-01-28T10:01:00.000+00:002008-01-28T10:01:00.000+00:00I think the plural of abacus would be abacuses - t...I think the plural of abacus would be abacuses - thanks for the help on numinous.. I am feeling a little that way inclined myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-36618086841687408182008-01-27T22:32:00.000+00:002008-01-27T22:32:00.000+00:00First Bryan on the radio and now this delightful p...First Bryan on the radio and now this delightful piece by you. Poetic. Is it contagious or something?Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03071928294799081845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-58166205197192634072008-01-27T21:28:00.000+00:002008-01-27T21:28:00.000+00:00Oh, I do so love numinous space. Especially becaus...Oh, I do so love numinous space. Especially because we are such a profane race. But, dear Nige, you always leave a luminous trace; how I'd like to see your face -- I'll bet it's alight with warmth, kindness apace.<BR/><BR/>What *are* abaci, btw? Sounds like the plural of abacus, though that can't be right (unless they were used to count attendance!).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-64092318058318997702008-01-27T19:39:00.000+00:002008-01-27T19:39:00.000+00:00Thanks v. much. Would make a nice trip from here.Thanks v. much. Would make a nice trip from here.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074816573442173758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-77945064489281562008-01-27T16:47:00.000+00:002008-01-27T16:47:00.000+00:00And here's a link. Letcombe B has a Hardy connecti...And here's a <A HREF="http://www.aboutbritain.com/towns/letcombe-bassett.asp" REL="nofollow">link</A>. Letcombe B has a Hardy connection too...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-66478252684575733162008-01-27T16:43:00.000+00:002008-01-27T16:43:00.000+00:00Homer Simpson does it, and everybody loves him - b...Homer Simpson does it, and everybody loves him - but then he's clearly a dog trapped in a human body. <BR/>Rather than set a pointless competition - Name That Church - I can tell you it's Letcombe Bassett, outside Wantage. If you're passing...Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-82952457855466129522008-01-27T16:32:00.000+00:002008-01-27T16:32:00.000+00:00A nice counterpoint to "I still shiver in old ston...A nice counterpoint to "I still shiver in old stone churches" over on Radio 3. Any further hints on where this is? It can't be far from where I live. Meanwhile "PP" has been recorded and stashed as an mp3. Schubert and Chopin did it for me. Dark shapes that move the surface ripple. I suppose peace means something different to each of us: we know it when we have it but it's so hard to describe. <Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06074816573442173758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-53002787002766421232008-01-27T16:18:00.000+00:002008-01-27T16:18:00.000+00:00It means charged with a sense of the divine, Mutle...It means charged with a sense of the divine, Mutley - I thought every dog knew that. Are you OK with abaci? (I've just been reading about your encounter with Selena Dreamy, btw...)Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23400750.post-59401637933556902742008-01-27T14:38:00.000+00:002008-01-27T14:38:00.000+00:00What does 'numinous' mean?What does 'numinous' mean?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com