POETRY: Allen Ginsberg Haiku

ARCHITECTURE: Norman Foster

DESIGN: Embroideries

BOOKS/EXHIBITION: Defining beauty the body in Ancient Greek Art

POETRY: Fifteen Iraqi Poets

DESIGN: Baltic Chair

COMMENT: New Yorker Cartoon

BOOKS: Le Fusil de Chasse - Yasushi Inoué

Le Fusil de Chasse - Yasushi Inoué

A small masterpiece both threatening and tender - a tragic love triangle, different versions, told by those affected. 

Translated into English as The Hunting Gun. 

GARDENS: Russell Page

BOOKS: The Legend of the Holy Drinker

A novella by Joseph Roth (see my entry 28/08/2013) The Legend of the Holy Drinker – superb so well written you will forgive all drunks.

POETRY: George Herbert - "Easter Wings" 1593-1633

This is the right way up

TRAVEL: Glimpses of Patmos

DESIGN: Central Park West

TRAVEL: New Delhi

Humayun’s Tomb, restored by the 

Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

The ONLY hotel to stay in New Delhi – The Lodhi predominates – luxury, civility prevails, each room has a swimming pool. 

Food – delicious!

Run by the charming New Zealander ex-diplomat Robyn Bickford who previously ran the delectable Amanbagh (see my entry 25/01/2013)

The Lodhi makes other Delhi Hotels look ‘old hat’!

A shopaholic's dream in New Delhi !

Two sources, new to me for 2015.

For Lucknow embroidered Kurtas Lal Behari Tandon - Classic white, some with all over embroidery, smart wear in the Med or the Caribbean or as nightshirts.

Shawls and scarves from Kashmir – a handicraft industry that needs ever-more support making beautiful cashmere (pashmina) shawls in wonderful designs from Kashmir Loom Company - & best is at 21 Basement, Nizamuddin, Delhi 110013

www.kashmirloom.com