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, September 30, 2023

Glorious Georgian Gowns...

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In the summer, I eagerly queued up to visit the exhibition at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace; Style and Society: Dressing the ...

Strange Fruit and Faces...

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Autumn again, not that you would truly notice that the seasons had changed if you based your impressions solely on the astoundingly high ...

Sunday, September 17, 2023

Pansies, Pensées; A Penny for Your Thoughts...

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The jaunty pansies are out for the harvest season and their strangely cheerful faces never fail to brighten up any mood, chasing away shad...

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Monday, August 21, 2023

Open Door to the Past...

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As I was walking along my street, I peered into the doorway of one of the impressive late 19th century buildings that has long been carve...

Cemetery in Heavenly Sun...

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Climbing up a series of steep steps from the centre of St Etienne towards the perpendicular, aptly named Rue de L'Eternité , I finally...

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Blazing Blue and Purple.... Larkspur.

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The labels Larkspur and Delphinium are used interchangeably to describe the beautiful tall flowers that belong to the butterfly (Ranuncu...

Friday, July 28, 2023

The Branwell family to the Brontës... from Penzance to Haworth

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Unlike the granite-faced buildings that surround it, the Branwell home stands out, a little austere and rather enigmatic with its distinct...

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