I am Dee La Vardera, writer and photographer from Wiltshire. I write magazine features, short stories and non-fiction books on local history and WW2-related subjects. ‘Dewfall-hawk’ is Thomas Hardy’s poetic word for the nightjar which appears in ‘Afterwards’, a favourite poem of mine.
Whatever the medium – poetry, prose, music, painting, sculpture or photography, it is a joy to have the freedom to express oneself and to share one’s view of the world with others.
Ice, wind, rain and fog, and driving in the dark – November
Sorry, TS Eliot, but April is NOT the cruellest month, especially when the offspring of last year's Beast from the...
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Swine fever
Pigs are big in Calne this week - what with Pig Gin and Calne Pig Beers coming out - thanks...
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Where to buy Bringing Home the Bacon
Bringing Home the Bacon is currently available at Calne Heritage Centre, Calne Town Council, Bank House, Quemerford PO, Devizes Museum,...
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Little Lance Trophy
The winners of this year's Calne Heritage Centre Quiz Night were team 'Quiz on my Face': left to right: Odette...
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