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, February 28, 2022

From the Spitalfields Silkweavers to the Silk Snippets of Beatrix Potter...

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Returning to Spitalfields in the Spring break, I wanted to wander around the old streets again, in the district where the 18th century sil...

Sunday, February 27, 2022

Angels in the Metropolis... Brompton Cemetery.

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Tired of letting myself be drawn down the retail route – shops - I decided to explore one of the Magnificent Seven satellite cemeteries se...

Monday, February 21, 2022

Glorious Gold, Stashes and Caches of Treasure...

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I had forgotten just how beautiful the humble daffodil is, with its glorious gold set in seemingly simple, unassuming forms - yet with its...

Sunday, January 30, 2022

Beloved Beasts of Present and Past...

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I often wonder how a seemingly simple creature as the cat, of somewhat modest size and stature, should be doted with so much personality. ...

Animal, Insect or.... Orchid?

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Although it may only be the end of January, the daylight hours are already starting to extend, and the birds sing... A few plants are even...

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Saturday, January 15, 2022

Palais du Tau and Notre-Dame de Reims... Jewels in the Crown in the Cité des Sacres.

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As time goes on, I find myself turning to time long gone by, as all the traces of centuries past seem to offer far more beauty, interest a...

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