Category Archives: Biography

The Picturesque Landscape

Posted on May 21, 2013 by

It’s Chelsea Week again, and I’ve been reading Practical Hints upon Landscape Gardening by William Sawrey Gilpin, nephew of the more famous William Gilpin.

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Ruthin’s Most Famous Son

Posted on May 7, 2013 by

I have been to Wales on only one occasion, and that was a day trip to from Cambridge to St Asaph in my relatively sprightly youth. I feel that this did not really do justice to the Principality, and that … Continue reading →

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Emerging From The Archives

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

Just back from Venice, where a surreal moment was provided by a group of Estonians in full art-folkloric fig in Campo S. Stefano, where presumably they had been singing and/or dancing on a temporary stage raised against the church wall. Him Indoors … Continue reading →

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A Jungle Hero

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

Circumstances prevented my watching the first episode (of two) of ‘Bill Bailey’s Jungle Hero’ on BBC 2 last night, though I hope to catch up. Bill Bailey (for our international readership) is a British comedian, and his ‘Jungle Hero’ is … Continue reading →

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The Foundling Hospital

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

If you are in London, at a loose end, but not yet tired of life, try the Foundling Museum.

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