(Not much about language, but mostly about art and sensuality.) A recent postcard from Chris Ambidge: Still Life (ca. 1860) by Severin Roesen: (#1) A still life with a wonderfully sensuous, even sexual, tone, especially conveyed by the grapes. It turns out that Roesen churned out enormous numbers of these still lifes, all pretty much … Continue reading Variations on a theme, with grapes