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FelicityPosted on 2008/05/05 18:34:43 (May 2008).    The following pictures depict a moment of felicity as I understand it : The typical glass of wine - a good book - a quiet, warm evening with a barely perceptible breeze - dim lights - surrounding flowers and plants (amongst which you have scented rosemary and lavender) - a terrace (for lack of a garden) which has a view - and a teak (as opposed to plastic) furniture. The only black snag is that the manufacture and commerce of teak furniture is a major cause of deforestation in Asia. I cannot but feel a pang of guilt here. Of course, a beautiful girl sitting by my side would have been a notable addition to the picture, but... Christelle, it is sad to say, was far too busy watching television which we may now get directly via the web! I thought we were rid of it for good... (some of you know that we haven't had television for a whole year. I couldn't be bothered, since we moved in, to pull the cable which is strategically and conveniently hidden behind a sofa). For those who care, the book I read last night is Karen Blixen's The African Farm. Perhaps you've seen the movie Out of Africa. Well it's her story. Her nom-de-plume (pen name) was Isak Dinesen. The book is interesting as it talks a lot about native mentalities and the impact of white men on the landscape. A question naturally arose (not for the first time, I'm afraid) : Do we have to spoil absolutely everything we touch? Or should we accept it and call it fatality?    Les trois premières photos incarnent la félicité telle que je la conçois : Le classique verre de vin - un bon livre - la caresse tiède d'une brize à peine perceptible - des lumières tamisées - une terrasse (à défaut d'un jardin) avec vue, parée de verdure - un mobilier en tek (exit le plastique : j'exècre cette matière). Naturellement, le tek souffre de ses vertus. C'est un bois qui ne fait pas l'objet d'un renouvellement planifié dans les pays d'Asie et j'éprouve toujours un certain malaise à l'idée de savoir que mon plaisir égoïste contribue à la déforestation. Une jolie fille sise à mes cotés aurait sans nul doute complété ce merveilleux tableau. Christelle, toutefois, n'a pas résisté à la tentation de se scotcher devant l'écran de notre ordinateur, étant donné qu'il est maintenant possible de visionner certaines chaînes via le web. Pour mémoire, cela faisait un an que nous étions privé de télévision. L'appartement est muni d'un câble, mais je n'ai jamais souhaité raccorder ce dernier. Pour ceux que cela intéresse, le livre que je suis en train de lire s'intitule La ferme africaine, de Karen Blixen. Une collection de récits authentiques dont on a fait un film un peu romancé : Out of Africa. Un bel aperçu de l'Afrique coloniale anglaise. Karen nous décrit sans a priori la mentalité des autochtones et relate les dégradations générées par la "civilisation". Une question que je me pose sans cesse : Doit-on absolument et systématiquement ruiner tout ce que l'on touche ? Doit-on accepter le changement et l'appeler fatalité ? Comment 1 I should hire you as an interior decorator... I like your style! :D How is Christelle? How about the baby? And Brinsley? Posted by Lox at 2008/05/05 19:36:49. Comment 2Books... If I didn't love computers all that much I'd read more of them. Since the discovery of my PSP the plane flight (that usually were a good moment to read books) have been devoted to games entirely... I feel bad about it but.... Posted by Lox at 2008/05/05 19:37:47. Comment 3How incredibly civilised! I envy you the scene... And that deco-style armchair is something else - excellent! :D
Posted by Nigel at 2008/05/05 20:01:38. Comment 4First of all, we ate together on the terrace before I started watching tv, so he's not really fair on that point.
Posted by Mrs Sheri at 2008/05/05 20:11:53. Comment 5Who says I was referring to you, Darling... Posted by Sheri at 2008/05/05 20:14:25. Comment 6Ok, ok. I love you. There. Posted by Sighing Sheri at 2008/05/05 20:14:51. Comment 7Ah! Long time, no speak, Mrs Sheri. How are you keeping? Have you finished work now? Joc still keeps in touch with a couple of her teaching colleagues, but so far hasn't been tempted back to work!! :D Posted by Nigel at 2008/05/05 21:36:37. Comment 8Nigel and lox: wife is fine. Baby James is due in June. Mid June, to be precise. Brinsley is tiresome as always. Posted by Sheri at 2008/05/06 07:25:05. Comment 9AHA! What if James proves to be as lively as Brinsley?
Posted by Lox at 2008/05/07 16:30:00. Comment 10Don't talk about nightmares, thank you very much! Posted by Sheri at 2008/05/08 06:41:17. | Post a comment |