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, June 29, 2025

Wonder and Warmth from Lantern Light...

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During a recent return trip to the Tate Britain , I was yet again almost inexplicably drawn to three specific paintings, much as a moth to...

A Bouillon in Bordeaux... St Jean.

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Eager to escape the blazing sun and scorching temperatures during a recent trip to Bordeaux, but above all curious to see what the bordela...

Sunday, June 22, 2025

Blazing Blue Skies in Bordeaux...

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A very brief work trip to Bordeaux saw me, and the others attending, criss-cross this extremely large, beautiful city by tram and bus in t...

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Sculpted Intricacies... The Nigg Pictish Cross

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My last visit to the V&A museum found me back in the Cast Court , gazing in wonder yet again at these incredible 19th century plaster ...

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Bonnard... Japonard

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My visit to the exhibition Bonnard et le Japon in the Villa Caumont , almost a year ago, left a strange and lasting impression on me. The...

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Life and Loss...

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The beauty of Nature often seems to be a shield or support against the natural events of life, with the integral facets of the living proc...

Monday, April 28, 2025

A few Hedgerows, Walls and Walkways...

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I love peering into the old hedgerows on morning walks towards Mousehole, and looking across the bay to St Michael's Mount - weather p...

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