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....

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Peonies... and Pearl Buck.

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For several weeks now, the peonies have been out in flower, with beautiful ruffled petals, billowing out of their slightly oriental-lookin...

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Le Chat... Charles Baudelaire.

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Dans ma cervelle se promène, ainsi qu'en son appartement, un beau chat, fort, doux et charmant. Quand il miaule, on l'entend...

Perfect Purple... Again!

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End of the month, and despite seeing so many beautiful things over the last few weeks and months, I have not had the time to set them all ...

Friday, May 28, 2021

Musée-Atelier Bourdelle

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Set in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, near Gare Montparnasse, the Musée-Atelier of Antoine Bourdelle (1861 – 1929) seems a world apar...

Sunday, May 23, 2021

Heliotrope Purple Petals...

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In the first lockdown last year, I took pity on the pitiful clematis plants on sale in the local supermarket. Lacking water and natural su...

Friday, May 14, 2021

My Imari Cat - Chinese or Japanese?

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There is a certain amount of mystery surrounding this porcelain cat, with his enigmatic expression and puzzling past life. If cats have ni...

Friday, April 30, 2021

Tulips... Past and Present.

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At a set of lights, on my way to work, my eyes generally drift over to the triangular flowerbed that livens up this traffic-heavy, yet oth...

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