Philip Glass' Satyagraha

 

So, there I was, working away on Gandhi's philosophy for 9-12 year-olds, when I stumbled across mention of an opera from 1980 by Philip Glass called Satyagraha. I'd never heard of it, which isn't surprising, as I've never got much past Mozart with opera. I went looking and found a blurry version here. I don't know what it's going to be like, and I don't for a minute think it's going to become part of what I'm writing, but still ...

You never know where research is going to take you!

Creatures on the Beach

 

I know I've blogged about these before, but the fascination hasn't waned!

Sometimes you just need some dancing chickens ...

 

Magic and Glass and Penny Dolan

Pepper's Ghost (1862 Le Monde Illustre)

Join Penny Dolan over on The History Girls blog to find out more about where glass and magic meet.

The Baby and the Bunny