General Raymond E Lee is largely forgotten so just the man to be re-discovered. He doesn’t even have a Wikipedia entry, an omission that should be rectified. He was US Military Attaché in London in WW II. I have ordered his London Journal.
Blueberry Hill
More and more fruit and veg is grown in the UK. I wash foreign fruit because it is widely accepted the pickers piss on it. I don’t wash blueberries from Harry Hall’s farm in Surrey. I put them on yogurt and muesli most mornings.They are just about the only healthy food I eat; low in… Continue reading Blueberry Hill
Charlton Heston
Burn, Sink or Destroy
John Bayley, Charlton Heston and William Waldegrave have something in common. They are all contributors to Patrick O’Brian – Critical Appreciations and a Bibliography. That gives a hint about the range of PO’Bs readers. The Hundred Days (1998), is the penultimate novel in the Aubrey/Maturin series. Here is how it opens.
Spies in the Sky
Tallinn Museums
This is The Great Coastal Gate into the walled, medieval centre of Tallinn. Worth noting that at 10.00 am on a sunny, summer morning in July the city is not busy. First mentioned in 1359, this was the most important of the six gates (of which only two remain), being the main route from the… Continue reading Tallinn Museums
The Baltic Tiger
Evie Hone Stained Glass
Evie Hone Pictures
Evie Hone’s Life
Evie Hone is related to me through my Jameson grandmother. She lived at Barmeath in WW II and I saw her greatest work a lot at school. Before looking at this exhibition, on at The National Gallery of Ireland – she was appointed to the Board in 1943 – until August, it is worth reading… Continue reading Evie Hone’s Life