Beach-Combing Magpie

Far from the beach, but still surrounded by treasure of all kinds just ready to be found, looked at, gloated over, gleaned and swiped or simply created! Here are my latest finds....

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Gold and Brown; Golden Brown...

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After the madness and mayhem of Thursday evening, spinning around trying to tie off the last threads of normality before another indefinit...

Beardsley Before Lockdown...

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The long-awaited Aubrey Beardsley exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay was cancelled during the first lockdown, so I had no intention of missi...

Saturday, October 17, 2020

Missive...

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As I was driving out this morning, going under the bridges in the dull morning light, I was excited to catch a glimpse of one of the lates...

Wednesday, September 30, 2020

Hammershøi...

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Last year I went to see the work of a 19th century Danish painter whose name I had certainly never heard of prior to this visit to the Mus...

Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Balcony Blooms...

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Despite the dramatic drop in temperature, the plants on my balcony are braving the thermic shock, with the beautiful passionflowers dutifu...

Saturday, September 26, 2020

Last of the Summer Vine...

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From my window, peering across the urban sprawl of the city, I can see the vineyards along the flanks of hilly landscape on the horizon, b...

Monday, August 31, 2020

Blogger Blues...

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Blogger seems to have undergone some major updating recently and I just cannot get used to any of the supposedly improved functions that...

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