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Mithalwen · 04-30-2006, 06:30 AM

Holst was British - it is a classic quiz question ..so was Delius..... obviously some Germanic heritage (like the queen)but like Handel definitely wrote English music...

Actually - inspired by Formendacil's apologia in "of another World " I got a book out of the library on religion which said that Icons were "windows on heaven"..which is a rather nice definition.

K2 telephone boxes definitely - would anyone understand out there if I call them "Darling Doris"es?- but I think I would consign Stonehenge to Mordor...
It is close enough that you have to take foreign visitors there and they are always disappointed. It was different before - the first time I went you could go right up to the stones and even for someone like me who couldn't be less into the hippy dippy stuff I remember there was a certain spirit of place.... Last time I went I told American friend that there were other stones in the area - meaning Avebury/Amesbury . She said "I think there are some over there" "Actually, I think those are sheep....."

04-30-2006, 06:30 AM	#20
Mithalwen Pilgrim Soul Join Date: May 2004 Location: watching the wonga-wonga birds circle... Posts: 9,459	Holst was British - it is a classic quiz question ..so was Delius..... obviously some Germanic heritage (like the queen)but like Handel definitely wrote English music... Actually - inspired by Formendacil's apologia in "of another World " I got a book out of the library on religion which said that Icons were "windows on heaven"..which is a rather nice definition. K2 telephone boxes definitely - would anyone understand out there if I call them "Darling Doris"es?- but I think I would consign Stonehenge to Mordor... It is close enough that you have to take foreign visitors there and they are always disappointed. It was different before - the first time I went you could go right up to the stones and even for someone like me who couldn't be less into the hippy dippy stuff I remember there was a certain spirit of place.... Last time I went I told American friend that there were other stones in the area - meaning Avebury/Amesbury . She said "I think there are some over there" "Actually, I think those are sheep....." __________________ “But Finrod walks with Finarfin his father beneath the trees in Eldamar.” Christopher Tolkien, Requiescat in pace Last edited by Mithalwen; 04-30-2006 at 06:40 AM.