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....

Sunday, January 31, 2021

Cabinets, Cases and Cloches...

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The beautiful plumage of the exotic birds set out in the grand Victorian display cabinets used to fascinate me when I was little. The irr...

Springtime Sun...

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Amongst all the noise and activity of city life, the calm of spring flowers offers a such a peaceful, pretty respite, especially this year...

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

A White Page...

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I always love the beginning of January, when the year and world appears bright, fresh and new. And yet from most perspectives it appears t...

Thursday, December 31, 2020

Reasons to Be Cheerful...

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In suitable manner, I came across a number of Levalet art works around town this week and although others have been removed, I did find a...

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Wednesday, December 30, 2020

La Nature...

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On the day that I found the beautiful silk and sequin fan in a local antique shop, I also came across the above bronze decorative moulding...

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Tuesday, December 29, 2020

Au Bonheur des Dames and the Advent of the Shopgirl...

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I visited the exhibition of James Tissot : L'ambigu moderne at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris this summer. At that time, as chance woul...

Monday, November 30, 2020

First Frost For The Last of The Month...

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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...

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