Early Blooms of a Hawthorn Recent goings-on Hello! Tomorrow (March 20th) is the start of astronomical Spring here in the Northern Hemisphere. Longer days are on the horizon. For the Misfortune fans "Cape Misfortune II Agata's Story" has been out for a month, and people have been positive. My fellow author Henry Mitchell was kind …
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Catherine Crowe Recent goings on. Hello. It’s February 2021. As I type this the rain is beating on the conservatory roof. Nearly all the paths around where I live are thick mud. Other words for mud, incidentally, include slobber, slabber, slutch, and lutulence, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. An unpleasant new variant of COVID, first detected …
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Recently a large brass key missing almost 50 years was returned anonymously to St Leonard’s Tower in West Malling. There is uncertainty as to why this enigmatic 900-year-old stone fortress was built, but it remains an imposing presence. I took a few photos whilst out on my travels recently. St Leonard’s Tower The door (Link to news …
The White Beach, oil on canvas, 2020. Dreaming of the“Spaggio Bianco” [White Beach] on Lipari,, an island off the coast of Sicily.
It’s Michaelmas today (September 29th), traditionally marking the end of harvest. At this time the number of animals kept over winter (and fodder needed to feed them) was worked out. It is also a day associated with the beginning of autumn. It is with a touch of melancholy I must report, that, as I type …
Audiobooks Saved my Life. I lay silent for months, unable to move. Then, one day, words come out of the darkness and exploded in my ears. Not everyone likes talking books. “You’re not getting the whole thing”, my friend Dave once claimed, “just an actor’s interpretation of it. I want to read it for myself.” …
Summer is coming – my taken on this refreshing drink. - Ingredients: 6(ish) tea bags - experiment with mix of fruit, black tea 2 pints nearly-boiled water 2 pints room temperature water (Cold water makes the tea cloudy) Metal or glass receptacles for steeping (NEVER plastic) - Instructions Bring 2 pints water near to boiling …
Henry Anderson 