No city can beat Brighton for its lanes brimming with independent boutique shops, eating houses and art galleries. I recently had another great weekend with one of my daughters. Sun and heat strangely turning the buzz of commerce to a slower, timeless consideration bathing in the stillness of the day. It was in this near … More Dynamite Gallery exploded
I have been so very busy over the last six months researching for my next book. Truth be told, I have two books on the go simultaneously – Book two in my Dragons dwelt here series, historical novels for ten and up readership. (The first in the series, Thunderbird set in pre-European American Continent, is, … More Adrift
Benozzo Gozzoli’s Procession of the Magi 1459-60, is part of a cycle of frescoes in the Magi Chapel in the palace Medici Riccardo of Florence, Italy for the powerful rulers of Florence, the Medici family. A family that has influences in Italy even to this day. Gozzoli (right) painted a cycle … More The Medici
Our local Oxfam store, is the store that keeps on giving. On my walk to town a month or two ago, I discovered an ordinary, yet interesting oil painting by one Alfred W. Jessop 1965. The top three things I look for when we buy a house are 1. A foyer, 2. French doors and … More Dressing the “foyer”
It just seemed the right time to have a business card. Yes, I’ve had them before, when I was working for “The Man”. Now, is different. Now, I was able to design my own and leave the corporate image as a distant memory of the past. What I had to learn, was the art and … More The Business of Business Cards
Last weekend…Perfect! I caught the train from Southampton Central, to Waterloo, London on Friday and walked over the Thames and along the embankment to my daughter’s work place. Once there, I sat quietly in the rather grand foyer. She answered my “I’m here!” txt and after a short while, watching the hustle and bustle of … More Tate- à-Tate
So, this is what a mother gets from her daughters visit to Amsterdam. I love them! It’s a relief really, I mean Amsterdam! It could have been a very different gift…and I am lead to believe it nearly was! Good call girls, good call. The above was my Facebook post to my friends, sharing a … More Rembrandt From Amsterdam
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