At the time I was writing my feature article, ‘Open for Visitors,’ for publication in the September, 2004 edition of ‘Lincolnshire in Focus’ magazine, the Far Ings Nature Reserve at Barton - the article’s subject - was undergoing a significant planned expansion. The project was a commendable one, which I summarised in my feature as …
The young boy standing centre stage in William Frederick Yeames’ iconic painting ‘And When Did you Last See Your Father?’ was modeled on the artist’s young nephew. When it came to depicting the boy’s style of dress, however, it was to one of Thomas Gainsborough’s most famous portraits that Yeames turned for inspiration. 'And When …
As befitting a writer known to have a ‘butterfly mind,’ my blog comprises a potpourri of posts written on a random range of subjects. Lacking an overarching theme or intended direction, the various essays have been prompted by whatever may have occupied my thoughts and tickled my imagination at the time of writing. However, a …
By the time the sun rose over the Taff valley in South Wales on the morning of October 21, 1966, it had been raining there almost non stop for three weeks. In that time, six and a half inches of rain had fallen, saturating the hillsides. Drenched, too, was the number 7 spoil heap, towering …
Signage on the approach roads to Thornton Curtis proudly proclaims the small North Lincolnshire village to be the home of a Tournai Font. Despite having jouneyed through the village countless times, I'd never been tempted to examine the said relic - until several days ago. It was one afternoon during the recent hiatus between the …
RAVEN MOON 