As a child of the fifties, enjoying such literary delights as Graham’s Wind in the Willows, Mole, Ratty and Badger have always been high on my list of loved and respected animals.Last night was heard across the length and breadth of merry England a blood curdling cry from our newly resident hen.Leaping about the garden […]
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More Martyrs from Dorset
As an addendum to this I recently read about some more Catholic martyrs from Chideock. There was once a castle there and was a significantly Roman Catholic area in the first Elizabethan era and to the present day. (Picture borrowed from the Chideock website.)
Some Spring Flowers
I am neglecting my blog, but working very hard on a large figure and a stallion, both must be finished urgently!! These are for Marley, who asked if it was spring yet over here in England. The answer is; “sort of”, flowers and birds think so but the rest of us are gritting our teeth […]
Gang of Four
Nothing to do with the Lib-Dems! I was delighted to have a early morning visitor and thought I would take a photo of him for the website. I was surprised to discover he had three friends with him. Pheasants are not native to our islands but are a very common sight, four cocks together in […]
Advice on the first frost in Dorset
Advice on first frost in DorsetClean the chimneys and light the fires.Feed the animals and family.Snuggle in with a bedfellow,Sooner rather than later. STOP! But stop a moment, before all that, go and see The Snow Queen.A few weeks ago before I was distracted in London, my wife was given two tickets for the Ballet […]
November
How awful, I did think it was a bit short. Here is the full version I think. It was the “distance looking blue..and … the steeple” that I thought I remembered. No sun–no moon! No morn–no noon! No dawn–no dusk–no proper time of day– No sky–no earthly view– No distance looking blue– No road–no street–no […]
Memories of Childhood “Recitals”
So far we have only had one grey day here. The poem which I remember having to recite rather publicly as a small boy does not reflect the first 9 days this year. Plenty of time left though. Erik’s pictures of Holland are beautiful so this poem is hardly appropriate there either…yet.. Marly’s on insects […]
The Countryside Exhibition
We expect to get the brochure catalogue early next week. If you would like one please get in touch and we will post one to you. I am searching for a place on the web to put the PDF of it so anyone can download a copy. If you are desperate for a PDF in […]
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Pink for a Southern Belle – Susangelique
One answer to global warming
I hope to do a sculpture of this Fell Pony in time for the Christmas exhibition in London. This is one of the most “more-ish” sports I know. More pictures to come soon.
