Author Archives: rhbblog
Revisiting the past: ‘dame school’.
I occasionally search desultorily for some of my childhood memories in one form or another. A search for mentions of my ‘dame school’ in Bukuru, Nigeria, threw up a surprise result today, in the form of a book written by … Continue reading
“Alas Too Idle Yet Writing a Book” – Census Gems
Originally posted on Past To Present Genealogy:
If you think reading the census is dull, think again. It can reveal some unexpected gems. I thought I’d share a few I’ve viewed over the years – ones I’ve found, and some…
Belated Happy New Year!
And an even more belated post. I can’t blame the art summer school (August), daughter’s wedding (end of September), various forays into printing and a flurry of bookmaking for my first ever demo (November) or even the post-election depression and … Continue reading
Happy birthday and solstice solace…
We stopped for a while today at a delightful poppy field near Kidderminster, Worcestershire. It was a delight, and I thought how my mum would have loved to see the blowzy, nodding mass of poppies in all their slghtly rain-battered … Continue reading
Around the garden
There seems to be a seasonal colour theme going on in the garden today… Montage of a few phone snaps. I do feel a bit guilty at robbing the poor embarrassed moai of their dignity with the pansy hats!
You can take the girl out of Halifax…
I managed to come over all decisive today and finish off the mixed-media piece I started a few weeks ago on a course at Malvern Hills College. It was acrylic-based and also I learned how to do gelli prints and … Continue reading
Spring on the farm
Popped in on Lower Smite Farm briefly today. The cowslip meadow is in fine fig! Enjoy…
Zeroth Law
A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm. Arthur C. Clarke. Let’s hope they take action soon…
Random Thoughts 