A November Wish

Silent snow has fallen. Snow on snow
Season of promise and faith
Pale moonlight
out there
lullaby
Sometimes you want to go
Let me tell you bout it
We sing His praise
Making memries
of love
Don we now
Troll the ancient



Tuesday 21 November 2017 - Press Preview Night

Dietary Requirements

Allergic to: 
Alcohol
Raw tomatoes
Raw cucumber
Lychees
Melons


Intolerant to:
Chicken


Be careful with:
Almond
Soy
Barley
Mould-ripened cheese
Rice
Pasta
Potatoes
Avocados
Prawns
Coconut
Lobster
Ice-cream
Honey 
Garlic
Fizzy drinks

Wholewheat
Pork (temporarily)
Beef (temporarily)



* List updated December 2020

Dorsia

Zagat guide

The Patty Winters Show

Evian

J&B

Xclusiv - private health club

Call waiting

Cristal

Eyeshadow Addict

Ever since reading Heather Karuza's blog post showcasing her MAC eyeshadow collection, I had been inspired to purchase and to collect the perfect colour trio of nearly every eyeshadow shade imaginable.

However, I have since realised that my eyeshadow quest has gone too far and my obsession had to be controlled and edited to the bare minimum. With that in mind, I now only have the perfect essentials:

~ MAC: Print
~ MAC: Sketch, Star Violet, Naked Lunch
~ MAC: Espresso

~ Shu Uemura: ME Brown 850



* This list is subject to change at any time *

Lip Junkie

My Favourites

~ MAC Lip Pencil in Dervish 

~ Bobbi Brown Lip Color in Brown 

~ MAC Cremesheen Lipstick in Modesty 

~ Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in Asia

~ NYX Matte Lip Cream in Rome, Budapest and San Paulo

~ Revlon Ultra HD Gel Lip Color in Vineyard


~ MAC Lustre Lipstick in Rue d'Bois  - alas, this was part of the Eurocrats collection and is no longer available. Have been searching high and low for the perfect dupe...



* This list is not exhaustive and frequently updated *

Cheeky Blusher

Current favourites:

Dandelion Face Powder by Benefit Cosmetics (discontinued)

MAC Dame Powder Blush

MAC Sincere Powder Blush


* This list is subject to change at any time *

The Simorgh

Hoopoe
Nightingale
Parrot
Duck
Partridge
Humay
Owl
Sparrow


Valleys of the quest, love, understanding, independence & detachment, unity, astonishment and poverty & nothingness.


In order to reach the heights of immortality, you must realize your nothingness and renounce your self pity, vanity and self love.


The song that encapsulates the essence of the Conference of Birds:

O by Coldplay

Flock of birds
Hovering above
Just a flock of birds
That's how you think of love

And I always look up to the sky
Pray before the dawn
Cause they fly always
Sometimes they arrive
Sometimes they are gone
Fly on

Flock of birds
Hovering above
Into smoke I'm turned and rise, following them up
Still I always look up to the sky
Pray before the dawn
Cause they fly away
One minute they arrive
Next you know they're gone
Fly on
Fly on, ride through
Maybe one day I'll fly next to you
Fly on, ride through
Maybe one day I can fly with you
Fly on



* Post inspired by The Conference of Birds written by Farid ud-Din Attar *

The Naming of the Full Moons

January: Wolf moon

February: Snow moon

March: Worm moon

April: Pink moon

May: Flower moon

June: Strawberry moon

July: Buck moon

August: Sturgeon moon

September: Corn moon

October: Hunter's moon

November: Beaver moon

December: Cold moon

I Love Singing in Choir

Key change
Cheer up
You're gonna wish you
Said Dan done
Every little once in a while
There's always gonna be a...


Staff Summer Party 22 June 2017

One Love

A poem dedicated to all the places targeted by hatred; to all those people who needlessly died and to all of those who have lost something they can't replace:


Don't look back in anger

lights will guide you home,
feel the fear in my enemies eyes,
I want something just like this,

You and I are gonna live forever...

 * Words borrowed from Oasis and Coldplay songs *

Nincompoop

Domestic Goblin's Favourite Shakespearean Insults:

~ Bacon-fed knave

~ Glacial being

~ Red-tailed bubble bee

~ Honeysuckle villain

~ Upright rabbit

~ Painted clay

~ King of codpieces

~ Sunday citizen

~ Taffeta punk

Some Austen insults:

~ Humourless poppycocks

~ Painted peacocks

Sovi

~ Happiness: You have to let it happen by not caring about it.

~ A life of inner riches and spiritual freedom.

~ Love is the ultimate and the highest goal to which man can aspire.

~ The salvation of man is through love, and in love.

~ The angels are lost in perpetual contemplation of an infinite glory.

~ There are two races of men in this world: the 'race' of the decent man and the 'race' of the indecent man.

* Excerpts derived from the book: 'Man's Search for Meaning' written by Viktor E. Frankl *

The Rockin' Honkies

Everglow

Oh they say people come
They say people go
This particular diamond was extra special
And though you might be gone
And the world may not know
Still I see you celestial

Like a lion you ran
A goddess you rolled
Like an eagle you circled
In perfect purple
So how come things move on
How come cars don't slow
When it feels like the end of my world?
When I should but I can't let you go?

But when I'm cold, cold
When I'm cold, cold
There's a light that you give me
When I'm in shadow
There's a feeling within me, an everglow

Like brothers in blood
Sisters who ride
Yeah, we swore on that night
We'd be friends 'til we died
But the changing of winds
And the way waters flow
Life as short as the falling of snow
And now I'm gonna miss you, I know

But when I'm cold, cold
In water rolled, salt
And I know that you're with me
And the way you will show
And you're with me wherever I go
'Cause you give me this feeling, this everglow

What I wouldn't give for just a moment to hold
Yeah, I live for this feeling, this everglow

So if you love someone, you should let them know
Oh, the light that you left me will everglow



Hymn For The Weekend

Oh, angel sent from up above
You know you make my world light up
When I was down, when I was hurt
You came to lift me up
Life is a drink, and love's a drug
Oh, now I think I must be miles up
When I was a river, dried up
You came to rain a flood

And said drink from me, drink from me
When I was so thirsty
Pour on a symphony
Now I just can't get enough
Put your wings on me, wings on me
When I was so heavy
Pour on a symphony
When I'm low, low, low, low

I, oh, I, oh
Got me feeling drunk and high
So high, so high
I, oh, I, oh, I, oh
Now I'm feeling drunk and high
So high, so high
Oh, angel sent from up above
I feel it coursing through my blood
Life is a drink, your love's about
To make the stars come out



Viva La Vida

I hear Jerusalem bells a-ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword and shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know St. Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world


Wedding Bells
Those wedding bells are ringing up upon that hill
And I don't wanna swallow such a bitter pill
You keep on moving, but, I stay still
But I always loved you and I always will
Days of no sleeping
Caked in mud
All kinds of poison in my blood
I lost the only thing I ever loved
Oooh…
I heard them ringing and processioning by
Umbrellas in the clear blue sky
I saw you swimming in that sea of white
Oooh…
And wedding bells ringing up upon that hill
And I don't wanna swallow such a bitter pill
You keep on moving, baby, I stay still
I always loved you and I always will
Ooooh…
I loved you and I see it still
I always loved you and I always will
Singing, lalalalalalalalala…
If everything that went before didn't matter, so
Lalalalalalaaa….
I always loved you and I always will



Christmas Lights
Christmas night, another fight
Tears we cried a flood
Got all kinds of poison in
Of poison in my blood
I took my feet
To Oxford Street
Trying to right a wrong
Just walk away
Those windows say
But I can't believe she's gone
When you're still waiting for the snow to fall
Doesn't really feel like Christmas at all
Up above candles on air flicker
Oh they flicker and they float
But I'm up here holding on
To all those chandeliers of hope
Like some drunken Elvis singing
I go singing out of tune
Saying how I always loved you darling
And I always will
Oh when you're still waiting for the snow to fall
Doesn't really feel like Christmas at all
Still waiting for the snow to fall
It doesn't really feel like Christmas at all
Those Christmas lights
Light up the street
Down where the sea and city meet
May all your troubles soon be gone
Oh Christmas lights keep shining on
Those Christmas lights
Light up the street
Maybe they'll bring her back to me
Then all my troubles will be gone
Oh Christmas lights keep shining on
Oh Christmas lights
Light up the street
Light up the fireworks in me
May all your troubles soon be gone
Those Christmas lights keep shining on



Us Against The World

Oh morning come bursting, the clouds amen
Lift off this blindfold, let me see again
Bring back the water, let your ships roll in
In my heart she left a hole
The tightrope that I'm walking just sways and ties
The devil as he's talking with those angel's eyes
And I just want to be there when the lightning strikes
And the saints go marching in


And sing slow it down
Through chaos as it swirls
It's us against the world
Like a river to a raindrop, I lost a friend
My drunken as a Daniel in a lion's den
And tonight I know it all has to begin again
So whatever you do, don't let go
And if we could float away
Fly up to the surface and just start again
And lift off before trouble
Just erodes us in the rain
Just erodes us in the rain
Just erodes us and see roses
In the rain
Sing slow it down
Slow it down
Through chaos as it swirls
It's us against the world
Through chaos as it swirls

It's us against the world

* A selection of great Coldplay songs *

Children's Allocation Meeting

Childrens Act 1989

Section 20
Threshold for Accommodation

Section 17

Child In Need

Section 47
Child Protection

Section 31

Threshold for: Public Law Outline and/or Care Proceedings

Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Child

Head of Children's Social Care / Principal Social Worker
Head of Service: Access, Children In Need, Children's Disability, Looked After Children
Head of Commissioning Enhanced Services
Senior Educational Psychologist
Legal
Specialist Family Support Service
Education Support for Looked After Children
Access to Resources Team
Safeguarding And Standards Unit

Childhood Development

Early experiences have a powerful and lasting influence on how the brain develops. The early years are not only a window of opportunity to optimise development, but also a period of vulnerability to harmful or stressful experiences.

Later experience is also important. An individual needs to have appropriate experiences throughout life to take advantage of the basis built in childhood.

Early experiences lays the foundation for later learning and makes later learning much easier and much more efficient.


Aims of the Inclusion/SEN function: 
To ensure that no learner is prevented from receiving a full education or disadvantaged due to their gender; ethnic/social background; physical, sensory or cognitive impairment.

Kaleidoscope

Yellow by Domestic Goblin

Jerusalem Bells

a line

Remain separate

Happy to be alive

The Guest House by Rumi

This being human is a guest house.

Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,

some momentary awareness comes

As an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!

Even if they're a crowd of sorrows,

who violently sweep your house

empty of its furniture,

still treat each guest honorably.

He may be clearing you out

for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,

meet them at the door laughing,

and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,

because each has been sent

as a guide from beyond.

* This post is dedicated to all those going through a "conscious uncoupling" *

The Goblin Companion

Watching live performances eg Shakespeare plays, musicals
Cinema, picturehouse
Lunch/dinner, discovering new restaurants/cafes
Farm shops
Rambling, walks in parks/forests
National Trust places
Museums
Galleries
City breaks
Harbour
Fairs/markets
Active: indoor climbing, kayaking, archery, paintballing, bowling


* This list is not exhaustive *

Talking Soil

Self-Propagation

Fritillaria

Dropping of the bombs

Venation

Spring, the Sweet Spring

Little places to go to
And you may find somebody kind
Guide them along

People take to saying
People may be changing
Oi!

Sea, rain, grain, flesh, mountain.
They say that when we die

I hear the drums
Hurry boy
There's nothing but
The wild dogs
As they grow restless
Sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus
I seek to cure
Frightened

I'm always gonna wanna
Uphill battle
Side
It's the climb

It is a hunger
Dance, chance, give, live
When the night
Rose

18 March 2017




* Poem inspired by our 'set' and the MMoL*

Choirmaster SE

Style it out!

Pumpkin face.

Raisin face.

Golf balls.

Inner light.

Minions.

Diminutive stature.

Eat the pink wafer. Feed the pink wafer to the dog.

Lower quartile.

Shadrach

"Not where I breathe, but where I love, I live" (Southey)


"Anoint and cheer our soiled face
With the abundance of Thy grace.
Keep far our foes, give peace at home;
Where Thou art guide, no ill can come".


"[...] acts between persons who intend a permanent union in love are not sinful nor should the church consider them as such" (Sidney Chambers)



"Happiness is whatever you want it to be".



"Happiness is an unexpected gift. It is evasive. If we seek it, we will never achieve it" (Father Brown).

To Save My Kingdom

"Once upon a time, there was a land ruled by a beautiful lady named Lady Lovely Locks and her magical friends, the pixietails.

It was a land of spells and enchantments and a prince who was made to bear a cruel curse.

There was also a duchess named Raven Waves who plotted wicked schemes to take over the land of Lovely Locks.

All that stands in her way is Lady Lovely Locks and the loves she holds for her kingdom. These are her stories..."


Lady Lovely Locks
Ruler of Lovely Locks Kingdom


Maiden Fair Hair  
Gifted with wavy pixietails as patient, cheerful guides.


Maiden Curly Crown
Gifted with the curly pixietails, the fastest of all the pixietails.


Duchess Raven Waves
Lives in Tangle Land.


Pixietails:
Pixie Shine, Pixie Sparkle and Pixie Beauty resemble rabbits.
Pixie Colour, Pixie Poo and Pixie Comb resemble squirrels.

Pixie Curl, Pixie Locks and Pixie Do resemble birds.

Long Curl Dragon and her Baby Dragons: 
Merry Curl, Sweet Curl and Bouncy Curl.


Hairball and the Comb Gnomes:
Snags, Tanglet and Dulla.


Shining Glory
Lives in Glory Manor. Outside of the crystal, he is a blind wizard.


Prince Strong Heart
Outside of the crystal, he is a dog.


Silky Mane
Lady's noble steed.


Silky Pup
Lady's loyal companion.


Favourite episodes:
To Save My Kingdom
Cruel Pretender
The Noble Deed
The Doubt
The Dragon Tree
The Capture

Table for One

Wagamama's

Namu - market stall

The Place To Eat, John Lewis 

Pembroke Lodge Tea Rooms

Orangery or Victoria Plaza

Sushi Daily @ Waitrose

Scandinavian Kitchen

IKEA, Croydon




* This list is not exhaustive *

DG's Places of Sanctuary

~ Pembroke Lodge Tea Rooms and Richmond Park
Accessed via Petersham Gate.


~ Library
Reading and internet.


~ Picturehouse Central
Accessed via Leicester Square.


~ Ham
Accessed via the riverside.


* This list is not exhaustive *

Town and Gown

Perspiring dreams

The Eagle

A poet and a police station

segregation and politics

it's the catchment area

ancient seats

The vile sense of entitlement

a disease with no cure

I reject thee



* This poem was written circa 2016 and is copyright to The Domestic Goblin *

Japanese Peace Lily

Police Officer not Police Man/Woman.

Official Vocabulary no longer refers to car crashes as accidents; they are now called collisions because 'accident' implies there is nobody to blame.

Facism: System of government, characterised by extreme dictatorship - 7 across.

Hag: Evil old woman, considered frightful or ugly - 12 down.

Sandford Neighbourhood Watch Alliance:
~ Frank Butterman - Inspector, Sandford Police Service
~ Simon Skinner - Manager, Somerfield
~ Michael Armstrong - Worker, Somerfield
~ Tom Weaver - Professor
~ Joyce and Bernard Cooper- Hotel Owners
~ Robin Hatcher - Doctor
~ Phillip Shooter - Reverend/Cleric
~ James Reaper - Farmer
~ Roy and Mary Porter - Pub Owners
~ Annette Roper - Shop Owner
~ Amanda Paver - Head teacher, Sandford Primary School
~ Mr Treacher - elderly citizen
~ Greg and Sheree Fowler - wannabe actors
~ Leslie Tiller - Resident Gardener



* Information derived from the film: Hot Fuzz (the second film in The Cornetto Trilogy) *

St John's Eve Dinner

Welcoming newcomers into the community. 

Embracing similarities. 

Eat, drink and be merry together.

Hosts 

Father Brown, Mrs McCarthy, Penelope Windermere

Venue

St Mary's Presbytery, Kembleford

Guests

Seline Crow, Eugene Bone, Dione Moon, Reverend Peter Allsworthy

 Menu

Wild mushroom soup

Roast Lamb

Summer pudding

Served with elderflower and rosehip wine

* Information derived from Father Brown episode 5:2 *

Flutter of Eyelashes

Domestic Goblin continues the pilgrimage to find her Holy Grail mascara:


~ Maracuja Oil Mascara by 100% Pure
Pros: Water resistant. Vegan. No adverse reactions.
Cons: Unstable formula. The first application was perfect but subsequent applications were gloopy and wet. 
Verdict: Okay as long as you wipe off any excess.


~ Max Factor Masterpiece Waterproof Mascara
Pros: Holds your curl all day. Definitely waterproof.
Cons: Makes lashes look too long and thin (think Lisa Simpson).
Verdict: Okay.


~ Almay Get Up and Grow Waterproof Mascara
Pros: Dry formula with noticeable lash growth.
Cons: Lashes became unruly. Water-resistant rather than waterproof.
Verdict: Okay.


~ H&M Pure Definition Mascara
Pros: Clean natural finish. Minimal smudging.
Cons: Only water resistant, not water proof. Does not hold my curl.
Verdict: Adequate.


~ YSL Babydoll Mascara
Pros: Tear-proof and shower-resistent despite not claiming to be a waterproof mascara.
Cons: Made lashes look thin and brittle.
Verdict: Expensive disappointment.


~ Lily Lolo Natural Mascara - New
Pros:  Natural formula with no chemical nasties.
Cons: Formula quite gloopy. Need to wipe off the excess.
Verdict: Okay.


~ Maybelline Classic Volume Express Waterproof Mascara
Pros: Affordable price.
Cons: A very basic mascara that gives no wow factor.
Verdict: Inadequate.


~ NYX Stacked Mascara
Pros: No clumping.
Cons: Apart from darken my lashes it doesn't do anything else to them. No volume, no curl, no length.
Verdict: Inadequate.


~ Shu Uemura Ultimate Natural Mascara
Pros: No clumping, holds a curl, waterproof.
Cons: Did not survive an eyebrow threading session. Tacky feel to lashes.
Verdict: Good.


~ Lancome Hypnose Waterproof Mascara
Pros: Very close to Maybelline Full n Soft Waterproof.
Cons: High end price.
Verdict: High end HG option.


Currently on the waiting list to be tested:

Benefit Bad Gal Lash Waterproof Mascara
Giorgio Armani Eyes To Kill Waterproof Mascara
Origins Ginzing Brightening Mascara

Ben Dover

Amusing Cantonese Chinese Names

葛德雲 / Kot Tak Wan / Feel Faint

吳褔基 / Ng Fuk Gei / 唔復機 / Not Answer Pager

Amusing-sounding things

碧螺春 / bik lor chun / biluochun / green store green tea 

Nicky Wu

吴奇隆 - 为爱流过泪
Wu qi long - Wei ai liu guo lei

Nicky Wu - Shedding a Tear for Love

為愛流過淚是一種天真　
為愛吃過苦向誰傾吐
回頭看看你 那麼堅強的眼　
能不能再愛我多一些

為愛流過淚我從不後悔　
為愛吃過苦我不認輸
誰也停不住下 在心中的雪　
受點傷也許會更瞭解

藍天依然那麼寬　
黑夜依然那麼深
站在風裡我的心 
要自己照顧
就算為愛流過淚　
就算年輕會傷悲
你可願陪著我　
靜靜走過這一回


为爱流过泪是一种天真
wei ai liu guo lei shi yi zhong tian zhen
为爱吃过苦向谁倾吐
wei ai chi guo ku xiang shui qing tu
回看看你那么坚强的眼
hui kan kan ni na me jian qiang de yan
能不能再爱多一些
neng bu neng zai ai duo yi xie


为爱流过泪我从不后悔
wei ai liu guo lei wo cong bu hou hui
为爱吃过苦我不认输
wei ai chi guo ku wo bu ren shu
谁也停不住下在心中的雪
shui ye ting bu zhu xia zai xin zhong de xue
受点伤也许会更了解
shou dian shang ye xu hui geng liao jie


蓝天依然那么宽
lan tian yi ran na me kuan
黑夜依然那么深
hei ye yi ran na me shen
站在风里我的之要自己照顾
zhan zai feng li wo de zhi yao zi ji zhao gu
就算为爱流过泪
jiu suan wei ai liu guo lei
就算年轻会伤悲
jiu suan nian qing hui shang bei
你可愿陪着我静静走过这一回
ni ke yuan pei zhuo wo jing jing zou guo zhe yi hui