Eric Ravilious, 1903-1942, artist, designer, book illustrator, and one of the first official war artists appointed by the War Artists Advisory Committee (WAAC) in 1939. This long-awaited exhibition – postponed due to Covid, will be a treat for fans of the artist, and a great introduction to those who do not know Ravilious and the… Read More Roll on Ravilious!
I have hundreds of copies of my father’s poems in boxes and folders. He wrote a poem or two most days of his adult life, and many more in retirement, and sent me carbon copies of his latest ones every week after I left home.
‘Life is a great tapestry. The individual is only an insignificant thread in an immense and miraculous pattern.’ Albert Einstein ‘Art is the imposing of a pattern on experience.’ Alfred North Whitehead, mathematician and philosopher I love a good quotation or two to support an idea I am exploring or to inspire me in my… Read More Patterns
It’s a bumper edition of the Widows of Tounson Almshouses this month. Four censuses to cover. It’s been useful to know that this year is the 150th anniversary of the introduction of the Census. The genealogy magazine Who Do You Think You Are is writing about each census year. The current July edition has reached… Read More The Widows of Tounson Part 3 – 1841-1871
Yes, these rhododendrons at Bowood are a wonderful sight, the image taken in the gardens on a recent visit. But this blog is actually about something else; I’m celebrating another blooming wonderful thing. This is about a book which has been six years in the making – seeds sown in 2015 and now coming into… Read More Blooming marvellous!
Sunday nights won’t be the same again. Over 13 million people will be tuning in tonight for the final episode of Line of Duty series 6 . Maybe the final final. Never has a TV drama series produced such a response from viewers. It’s amazing how the LOD cult has developed over the decade since… Read More Who is H?
