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VE Day
On VE day most people down our street got out their deckchairs and sat outside their front doors. There was bunting strewn between houses, and we toasted each other with tea and scones. The kids rode up and down the … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends
Tagged anniversy, bicycles, Bulgarian, bunting, chatting, Covid, cream tea, family, front door, Germany, Israeli, japan, kids, london, Morris dancing, neighbours, nursing, old photographs, parade, POW, remembering, Royal Air Force, scones, street, tea, VE day, WAAF, World War 2, WW2
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Layers
I’m fascinated by layers. My dissertation for my degree was about layers in landscape. I once read about how the Japanese value tarnished objects more than polished ones because the tarnish shows the layers of handling. The object gains worth … Continue reading
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Tagged australian, blood pressure, blue, children, china, chipboard, dinamap, education, garden, green, Hannah Foley, healthcare, heart rate, house, illustration, layers, mantelpiece, medal, medieval, mother, old houses, players cigarettes, rose, ruby, scotland, shrubs, singing, son, sunlight, vital signs, weeds, WW2
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The House That Moved
This is a very special house. It is a 16th century merchant’s house in Exeter. In the 1960s it was in a state of dereliction after the bombing of the city during WW2 and was due to be demolished to … Continue reading
Posted in Family and friends, Illustration
Tagged 16th century, bombing, exeter, illustration, linda duriez, merchant's house, pirouette, the house that moved, wedding, WW2
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