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....

Monday, November 30, 2020

First Frost For The Last of The Month...

The bracing cold night air of the final days of the November caught everybody's breath, as did the sight of the beautiful cathedral s...

A Flutter on Fans...

Walking around the back streets in the city, I came across the display window of a little antique shop. Les antiquaires must surely be lea...

Sunday, November 22, 2020

Sainte-Chapelle....Paris.

As I was hurrying back to the railway station at the end of my extremely brief day-trip to Paris, I noticed the very visible lack of visito...

Saturday, October 31, 2020

Gold and Brown; Golden Brown...

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...

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...

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...

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