A Flowery Mead

Our mower is bust at the moment! I hate to imagine how Autumn will bring sharp brambles to our upstairs windows as we two Sleeping Beauties are finally lost to the jungle all around . . . but, for the moment, the Spring has great charms to offer. Lady’s Smock...

Nd’A and God

We were unable to get to this launch, sadly, but I take this opportunity to urge anyone who has not yet seen this wonderful book to mend the situation asap! Natalie d’Arbeloff’s enterprise with The Old Stile Press has been mentioned on this Blog, together...

Only there for a moment . . .

This photograph happens to bring together a number of things I like . . . especially paintings and photography and light and theatricality and recognizing that I must rush to do something (eg get my camera) NOW, or a moment will be lost for ever. A painting by Michael...

Welcome Blessed Spring.

As I was clicking the buttons for the greeting below, I suddenly remembered a similar year whose winter had (for me) not been up to much and the fact that I had produced the above as an act of rejoicement . . . using some wood letter that I had unearthed and as a...

An image for Good Friday

We have not been church-goers for many years but early memories are very powerful and the richness of Christian iconography, architecture, church music, painting and so on is extremely powerful. Of the piles of CDs in my printing office (see earlier photograph!) a...

Welcome Blessed Spring.

As I was clicking the buttons for the greeting below, I suddenly remembered a similar year whose winter had (for me) not been up to much and the fact that I had produced the above as an act of rejoicement . . . using some wood letter that I had unearthed and as a...