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Out & About with ‘The Village’

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  Last Saturday I was at MacFarlane’s of Abbeville Road to promote ‘The Village’, as one of MacFarlane’s ‘local heroes’.  Robert Marsham’s excellent fromagerie  will be hosting a series of ‘Meet the Author’ promotions over the summer, all with writers local to … Continue reading

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Andalucian Spring II – the Feria

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In the north west of the city of Jerez on the Avenida Alvaro Domecq, in what was once the outskirts of town, there is a large, enclosed open space, the size of two football fields. This is the Parque Gonzales Hontoria, … Continue reading

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Andalucian Spring

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April and May are wonderful months in which to  visit southern Spain, from whence I have just returned. The orange blossom was over, though there are still trees carrying last year’s oranges, like the one at the top of my street … Continue reading

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What’s in a name?

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While readers are fairly content with the title ‘The Village’ as being descriptive, I have been asked, a number of times, where the name ‘The Story Bazaar’ came from.   I have replied with varying levels of seriousness ( ‘It seemed like a good idea … Continue reading

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Fashion on the ration…

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…. is the name of a newly opened exhibition at the Imperial War Museum ( North Lambeth tube, Bakerloo line ) which I visited yesterday.  Up on the third level, it shows off the museum’s collection of Second World War clothing, … Continue reading