Month: December 2025

Walking the Streets

  In Paris on Monday it was 15C and the sun was out. We walked from near the Palais Garnier to the base of the Eiffel Tower. May I digress and tell you that sentence has the names of two architects with structures named after them. This is not as usual as you might think.… Continue reading Walking the Streets

Ocean’s Three

Richard reports on the vicissitudes of life on a small boat. Diamond Blue left Gran Canaria on 21st November.

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Off the Wall

I have supported the National Gallery through a membership for a year. So what’s the verdict?

Black Tulip

You can buy a bag of ten tulip bulbs for less than a tenner and, in April or May, see a display of black flowers. ‘Twas not ever so.

Join the Dots

Radical Harmony, Helene Kröller-Müller’s Neo-Impressionists is the official title of the National Gallery blockbuster, on until 8th February. But I prefer the NG’s informal monicker: ‘join the dots, from Seurat to Van Gogh’.

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Mid Atlantic

Diamond Blue is lying 11th in a field of 22. Richard sends an update.

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Diamond Blue

Diamond Blue, a Starlight 39, has a crew of three: Venetia, David and Richard.

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Starlight

“The Starlight 39 is a popular and well-regarded cruising yacht known for its combination of performance and comfort, designed by Stephen Jones and originally built by Sadler Yachts.” (AI)

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