From the sublime to the ridiculous

From the sublime to the ridiculous

I just want to thank you for sending in so many fascinating comments over the last few days. I'm truly impressed by what how so many people respond. My blogs go from the sublime to the ridiculous, and you seem to take it all with the spirit that is intended. Sometimes...

My head’s spinning

My head’s spinning

I'm sending out some roses from my small corner of the world to all the other small corners of the world where they might be received..and I've copied something I received from a friend, although I don't know which newspaper it was printed in. It's the copy of letter...

A culinary question folks!

A culinary question folks!

I thought this salt and pepper set looked terribly cute, nestled up together cosily on the table. You can't separate salt and pepper can you?… How bland life would be without a little condiment! What spices up your life..? A culinary question folks!

Are you ready boots???!!

Are you ready boots???!!

I was very touched and intrigued to read all your responses on the subject of L O V E…You seem to be very well connected to you hearts and minds with so many words of insight, experience and poetry…If you were all on stage and I was the audience, I'd...

Let’s have a heart to heart!

Let’s have a heart to heart!

I came upon this cushion the other day… sort of liked the notion of a definition of " love" being printed on an article of household décor. I've written a few songs over the years on that particular subject..but they mostly erred on the...

Back to comfort food..PORRIDGE

Back to comfort food..PORRIDGE

Back to comfort food..PORRIDGE…The way to go. In Scotland they eat it with salt and cream, but nowadays, I go to town with blueberries, cinnamon, honey and yogurt thrown in for good measure. When the world has gone mad…just make some porridge.

New Book – Isle of Noises

Annie Lennox has contributed to a new book. "Isle of Noises" features brand new, exclusive, in-depth interviews with many of the UK’s greatest living musicians. The heart of the book is to understand songwriting and the creative process behind the...

An excerpt from the The Guardian

An excerpt from the The Guardian

An excerpt from the The Guardian newspaper regarding the abominable massacre in Syria…it's an atrocious debacle, whichever way you look at it, or "side" you happen to take. Britain has said it believes forces loyal to Syrian president Bashar al-Assad...

New Blog Alert

Annie Lennox has posted a new blog in the blogging room. You can interact with Annie's blog on facebook (click here) or twitter @annielennox.

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING JUSTIFIES THIS.

ABSOLUTELY NOTHING JUSTIFIES THIS.

The fighting in Syria's bloody two-year civil war has killed an estimated 100,000 people so far WHY???????????????????????????????????????????…………………………………ABSOLUTELY NOTHING...

Claude Debussy

Claude Debussy

Happy 151th birthday Archille -Claude Debussy!! ( b.22 August– d.25th March 1918) If you were alive today you would be blowing out a great deal of candles! Along with Maurice Ravel, you were one of the most prominent figures associated with impressionist music,...

For any flower enthusiasts out there

For any flower enthusiasts out there

For any flower enthusiasts out there, I'm posting a more exotic species which can often be seen in parts of Africa growing in wild abundance by the side of the road. Strelitzia, Crane Flower, or Bird of Paradise Flower. I think they're absolutely incredible, and they...

Big Sky

Big Sky

Big sky I'm gonna hurt you Big sky You'll remember this Big sky Up above the rain How can I ever put a stop to it Look you in the face again? Big sky I'll never let you go Big sky Baby I told you so Big sky Look at this swollen pride I got so busy lookin' out for you...

Please describe.

Please describe.

I'm so glad over 13,000 folks wrote into say that they liked my handicrafts! Hand icrafts… geddit??!! Ironic juxtaposition between visual image and previous blog content!! ( How daft can you get??….don't answer please!) I'm not quite sure yet what I'll...

Heavy of heart

Heavy of heart

I'm somewhat heavy of heart today at the terrible things  that are happening in Egypt…or for that matter, in so many places around the world. The situation is so complex that it's hard to get a grasp on it from my perspective. It's just so distressing when...

Bling

Bling

I've always been partial to a bit of "bling"…Anything that sparkles and shines makes me feel the joy! Here's my version of Dorothy slippers…in silver. I wore these ones on Eurythmics PEACE Tour in 1999. Just got them out of the box to share...

EGGS!

EGGS!

I've said it once, and I'll say it again….EGGS! There's nothing like them…boiled for breakfast, with hot buttered toast. This was my egg this morning, along with a freshly brewed cup of coffee..What could be a bette way to start the day? What did you...

Modern life folks..

Modern life folks..

I came upon a Lennox Bar the other day…so I went in to have a cold beer. 'Why not"? I thought . Why can't someone with the surname of "Lennox" have a drink in a bar called "Lennox"? So I had a drink and took a picture (as you...

What lies ahead folks

What lies ahead folks

While we're all chasing the latest technological inventions hell for leather, I'm still fascinated by things of the past. Take for example this wonderful gramophone, or phonograph player. What an extraordinary invention it truly was! The word "gramophone"...

Martin Luther King

Martin Luther King

This is a copy of the letter written by Martin Luther King, recommending Thich Nhat Hanh as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize. I find it immensely moving. January 25 1967 Gentlemen: As the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate of 1964, I now have the pleasure of proposing to...