If you're popping by after my longish hiatus, thanks for coming back! If you're new here, then welcome. I initially set up this blog to document my growing collection of thoughts on how the classics can inspire us to live well; even in times that are troubled, full of uncertainty, sickness, or poverty, and times that make us long to live in a different time! I try very hard not to glamorise the past here, but accept if for the time that it was and use it to learn how to make my modern life comfortable and better. I think that the wonderful Edith Wharton hits the nail on the head with her quote. She recognises that 'eternal' and 'irrepressible freshness' of a classic, something which I agree with wholeheartedly. They stand the test of time; don't become outdated or stale like others do; and eternally inspire us to do better, to be better, to strive for better. Whether it be music, literature, style or art - the classics know how to endure. I recently read...