Monday, December 28, 2015

i found this picture by tom la fontaine a while ago and was delighted to get so many responses when i posted it on the malmesbury now and then facebook page ... particularly these words from anne neal which brought the horses to life again

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Anne Neal   I've been talking to an old Moonraker about the picture, and thought you may be interested to know .........
Saturday, December 26, 2015

boxing day fashion dilemma ... which hat should i wear when i put out the rubbish ?

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a little video about bosch by sarah jaffray has appeared on the wellcome collection website

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9kfjgSGmx8&feature=youtu.be
Friday, December 25, 2015

one likes to spend december the 25th in one's pyjamas in the company of a good book ... ruth scurr is hereby promoted to THE PANTHEON OF FINE WIMMIN

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http://www.ruthscurr.co.uk/
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Sunday, December 20, 2015

re-exploring the sierras near cazorla ... no wonder i got lost

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Saturday, December 19, 2015

Sir Philip Sydney's wonderful sister ... Lady Mary Sydney Herbert

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her epitaph ... Underneath this sable hearse, Lies the subject of all verse, Sidney's sister, Pembroke's...
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Thursday, December 17, 2015

i always try my hardest to get a window seat ... last week i saw this geological feature as we flew south over pamplona ...

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hooray for spain's online geological survey ! http://info.igme.es/cartografia/magna50.asp?hoja=142&...

in the mood ... second version, with extra balls

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Sunday, December 13, 2015

whilst i loved to watch barcelona humiliating real madrid recently ... i wish i could have been at this game, too ...

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... standing at the halfway line in the sunshine ...
Saturday, December 12, 2015

i suppose i've kinda gotten used to writing letters by hand ...

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Tuesday, December 1, 2015

unexpected co-incidences ( part 99 )

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having woken at one, apparently completely refreshed after only six hours sleep, and having nearly two hours to sp...
Friday, November 20, 2015

we love french culture ... for instance, cythera ... to-ing and fro-ing

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Saturday, November 14, 2015

wimmin and horses

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