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It was a nice day so we thought we would put the lion out to pasture. My daughter wanted to feed the lion a chocolate egg ………
As I watched the sun go down over the hill one evening, it shone directly through the middle of a tree in the distance. It seemed as if it had burnt a hole right through the tree and the leaves around it gradually changed colour from orange to green. The photo I took didn’t reveal…
Here is one last picture of Zillion with some of his friends, taken last weekend at the preview by Ian Dart. The auction is this Friday 15th October at the Assembly rooms in Bath. There may be some tickets still available. They are £45 and include champagne reception, dinner and entertainment. Zillion plus 62 of…
The Four Seasons I don’t know how relevant the four seasons are any more. Our climate is changing and maybe we won’t feel the difference between the seasons quite so much as we did when we were young. I’m writing this watching snow fall outside my window and with layers of clothes on as our…
As I was returning from one of my daily walks around the lanes and fields in December last year, full of wonder and awe at the grey skies and the skeletons of trees, I found myself being fascinated by the hedge tops holding on steadfastly to the few remaining leaves from the summer. The light…
Listening to the radio today it came to my attention that it is Ella Fitzgerald’s centenary ! In a couple of weeks on 25 April she would have been 100 years old if she was still alive! Known as the Queen of Jazz, her version of Gershwin’s song “Summertime” has to be one of my favourite…
If you have been following my latest posts, you will know that I have completed 2 out of 3 pieces for my new series “Catching the Sun” . The third piece will have to wait while I finish “swanning“. (That’s Kate slang for mosaicing a swan!) My giant swan will be one of 60 to…