I am Dee La Vardera, writer, historian and photographer from Wiltshire. I write magazine features, short stories and dabble in poetry. I have published non-fiction books about Wiltshire, and the Second World War.
‘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.
Hardship, brutality and hope in WW2 story
It all began with a scrap of a paper in Norman Beale’s late mother’s effects, with a name and address...
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The £2 gift
What a pleasure to find a rare early Harris-related document to add to the jigsaw of its history, tucked away...
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End of the line
The text of the Illustrated History of C&T Harris (Calne) Ltd. is finished but I am still editing it –...
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A pinch of Salt
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more. Like Henry V at Agincourt, another window of opportunity has...
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