D is for … disaster, dragon, dissertation, dysphasia, diamorphine (I’ve just finished reading Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany by Norman Ohler – excellent book), dynamite, dachsund, drizzle, dribble, details and design. Let’s go with the last two. It’s the attention to details in any work of art that distinguishes it from the run of the… Read More D is for… Pt 2
D is for … dodgems, dalliance, dalmations, doggerel, diamonds, debris, dentist, dreadlocks, dunces, dryads, doppelganger, double-decker, drivel, and deadlines. Let’s go with the last one. Deadlines rule a writer’s life. Whether it’s the date for the final draft of your book to reach the publisher, or an article to be submitted to a magazine editor… Read More D is for… Pt 1
It’s a grey day in Bath. Overcast sky with a threat of rain and the bath stone buildings are looking a little glum – less butterscotch, more beige. But that doesn’t stop the visitors. The city is packed full of shoppers, tourists and summer language school students crowding the pavements and overflowing the coffee shops.… Read More Two chimney sweeps and a pineapple entrepreneur
Bath Preservation Trust and No.1 Royal Crescent present: A Day in the Life of the Royal Crescent 29 July 2017 11am – 3pm The Royal Crescent was the greatest open-air theatre in Georgian England. In the 18th century John Wood the Younger’s sweeping terrace of thirty houses became the stage upon which the fashionable visitors… Read More Put on your bonnet, grab your reticule and get down to Bath
I’ve come across a lot of signs, notices and graffiti lately on my travels. Student graffiti on university buildings in Bologna; early 17th century names (choir boys and Roundhead thugs, I imagine) carved into an alabaster effigy on a tomb in St Nicholas Church, Bromham, Wiltshire, and a bit of Banksy, thrown in on a… Read More Making Your Mark
A Roman Invasion at the Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre Exploring the Roman Empire I was looking forward to a literary event at The Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Chippenham, sponsored by Arts Council England and Wiltshire Council: ‘Join three inspirational, bestselling authors for an unforgettable evening of exploration into the Roman Empire. Inspired by… Read More 2015: Cats, graves, Romans & yarn bombing
