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, February 28, 2024

Indigo Enchantment.... Burleighware.

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As far back as I can remember, pieces of Burleighware Blue Calico have been a visual staple in family life to the point where its unmist...

Simplicity and Authenticity...

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This time last year, I had no notion of how artificial intelligence could be relevent to the everyday life of the average being. However, ...

Black Magic... Cats!

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Countless black cats 'find their way' to the cat shelter each year; a euphemism for finding themselves unceremoniously dumped off...
Sunday, January 28, 2024

Vagaries of The Weather over Time across Mount's Bay...

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I came across this small painting at the Tate Britain last year; it immediately caught my attention and drew me in. Without even looking ...
Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Stamps of Time... Robert Nanteuil.

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While I was looking at the limited edition stamps at the post office, this leaflet and indeed the postage stamp itself caught my eye. As t...
Sunday, January 7, 2024

Helleborus Charm...

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The end of the holidays and therefore just beofore plunging back into the madness of the working day, what more fitting as an antidote to ...
Saturday, December 30, 2023

A Victorian Oriental Jewel... Leighton House

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I learnt of Leighton House due to the commissioned work there realised by the grand ceramacist, William de Morgan and vowed to visit thi...
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