The Book Trunk

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  • A Very Uncommon Queen

    This knitted Queen, from  Knit Your Own Royal Wedding, by Fiona Goble, looks such fun I may make one Well, it’s the 60th anniversary of the Queen’s accession to the throne, so here are some reading suggestions for those who want… Continue reading

  • Snow Fall

    The snow has almost gone, but it looked so pretty while it was here that I couldn’t resist posting Robert Bridges’ poem, ‘London Snow’, because I always think it really captures the silent way snow falls in the night, and… Continue reading

  • Goats and Cabbages with the ‘Real’ Robinson Crusoe

    Today in1709 Alexander Selkirk – the man regarded as the ‘real’ Robinson Crusoe – was rescued after being marooned on an uninhabited tropical island for more than four years. The journey back to England took another two years, and once… Continue reading

  • A Tragic Tale from WWI

    One of the most heart-rending tributes at the National Memorial Arboretum is Shot At Dawn, which commemorates the men executed for cowardice or desertion during the First World War. Altogether more than 300 members of British and Commonwealth units were… Continue reading

  • The Last Chapter

    It’s Thursday again, and time for a Thought or, in this case, a picture. The Last Chapter was painted by Robert Braithwaite Martineau in 1863, and I like the way the woman has obviously moved off the sofa and is… Continue reading