Tony Moss wrote:

> Fernando,
>
>          Thank you for many quotable words on the very special pleasures
> of sundialling.
>
> Your statement -
>
> > "...It has also given me the opportunity to do something quite useless but
> very pleasurable."
>
>  - brings to mind Prof. David Pye's distinction between 'useless' and
> 'valueless' in creative design.  What you experienced had no 'use' but
> great 'value'.
>

That's a very important distinction I had never seen worded before. Thank you.

- fernando

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