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I Love Paris… A Guide to Paris that’s Older than Me!
I love Paris, and my mother and I have visited almost every year since my father died but she is no longer up to the journey, so this summer I’m staying in England. But I can still have a virtual trip, thanks to Karen who runs the Book Bath blog and Tamara over at Thyme forTea,…
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Short Story Sunday: Having a Lovely Time…
‘Ready?’ enquired Sheila, coming in to look her over. She herself was highly coloured, with dark curls, wet lips, green earrings and a full bosom. She wore a green gown and her black coat with civet cat collar. Oh, Miss Spence, you do look lovely!’ cried Alice. Sheila didn’t know what to say about Alice.…
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Fountains and Sculptures
Birmingham Town Hall, overlooking The River in VictoriaSquare, which is lovely spot to sit on a sunny day. These are not the best photos I’ve ever taken – either the sun was in the wrong place for good shots or, more likely I suspect, I was in the wrong place. As the Duchess told Alice,…
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Victorian Mourning
Like most people, I knew that after the death of her husband in 1861 Queen Victoria shut herself away and took little interest in government and public affairs until her own death 40 years later. What I didn’t realise was the extent to which she turned Albert into a kind of icon, or that long…
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A Tedious and Irritating Read!
I must say I found Stella Gibbons’ The Matchmaker somewhat tedious: I struggled to finish it, and I wouldn’t read it again although, like the curate’s egg, it was good in parts. I knew her other writing didn’t follow the satirical style of ‘Cold Comfort Farm’, but this lacks the sparkle and wit of that…
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