How did Violet Charlesworth manage to keep three mansions, four motor cars, and a dozen St Bernard dogs – with no income? That’s the question I try to answer in this slice of Edwardian social history which I’m currently researching. This is the true story of a fraudster millionaire Violet Gordon Charlesworth who was arrested for… Read More A touch of Violet Charlesworth
Introducing AuthorSHARE: the world’s first reuse royalty initiative for writers I’ve been a member of ALCS, Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society, for about ten years, and receive small payments for what are known as secondary rights or uses. ‘We make sure you receive the money you’re entitled to as a writer when someone copies or… Read More AuthorSHARE
This is an update of my earlier No phishing here blog. I may need to pen another poem to accompany it. Just as the coronavirus mutates and a ‘new variant’ develops, and new protections are set in place, it is matched in the world of scamming. Not called Delta or Omicron – it’s still known… Read More Beware new phishing variant
Mists and mellow fruitfulness It’s November, and we are gradually saying goodbye to autumn, as we prepare ourselves for winter and nature’s lockdown, at the beginning of December. We all know Keats’s sonnet To Autumn – at least the first verse: Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; Conspiring with… Read More Autumn leaves
Feature image: cellist, Lorna Davies I enjoy looking back at the Calne Music & Arts Festival events, looking at photos I’ve taken which, I hope, capture the moment. It’s difficult taking pictures during a talk or a concert as it can annoy others, and darkness or too much light can spoil the image. Best photos… Read More More festival treats
Marden House has been the main venue for Calne Music & Arts Festival events for many years, and its annual art exhibition provides a wonderful backdrop for the recitals, readings, talks and dramatic productions. The Festival committee led by the President, Carole Browne have excelled themselves – the Festival rising like a phoenix from the… Read More A feast of a festival
