Blakeney

The Wonders of Raptor Migration

An illustrated talk by Richard Porter

Thursday 19th January 2023

Cley Village Hall at 7.30pm

Entry is free but donations welcome.

Kindly sponsored by Lynton Wines Bitcherel

You ask what I think of your new acquisition; and since we are now to be 'friends', I'll strive to the full to cement my position with honesty. Dear - it depends.

It depends upon taste, which must not be disputed; for which of us does understand why some like their furnishings pallid and muted, their cookery wholesome, but bland?

There isn't a law that a face should have features, it's just that they generally do; God couldn't give colour to all of his creatures, and only gave wit to a few;

I'm sure she has qualities, much underrated, that compensate amply for this, along with a charm that is so understated it's easy for people to miss.

And if there are some who choose clothing to flatter what beauties they think they possess, when what's underneath has no shape, does it matter if there is no shape to the dress?

It's not that I think she is boring, precisely, that isn't the word I would choose; I know there are men who like girls who talk nicely and always wear sensible shoes.

It's not that I think she is vapid and silly; it's not that her voice makes me wince; but - chilli con carne without any chilli is only a plateful of mince...

Eleanor Brown

QUOTABLE QUOTES ON POLITICS’

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

Plato

Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress; but I repeat myself.

Mark Twain

Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Politics have no relation to morals.

Niccolo Machiavelli

CEZANNE, DALI, DELACROIX, FREUD KANDINSKY, KLIMPT, MANET MATISSE, MONET, MUNCH PICASSO, POLLOCK ROUSSEAU, TURNER VANGOGH

Saint Margaret's Church, Holt Road, Cley next the Sea, NR25 7TT