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Requiem

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January 2018 has seen my attendance at two funerals, each of close family members. This sad and somewhat macabre coincidence led me to re-read, and take great pleasure in, a short story by Alan Bennett called The Laying on of … Continue reading

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2018 Clapham Book Festival – a taster

Clapham Book Festival 2018 has some very well-known names appearing this year. The end of January was the date by which the Programme had to be signed off and, yes, we’ve managed it.  Though we haven’t absolutely nailed down everything, … Continue reading

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Political Pots

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Political pots or Pots with Attitude which is the name of a current FREE exhibition at the British Museum. I went to see it last week. Turner prize winner Grayson Perry CBE is probably the most high-profile artist working with pots … Continue reading

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East End Vernacular

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Henry Silk and East End Vernacular is the title of an exhibition currently at Abbott and Holder of Museum Street, London.  It celebrates not only the work of the basket weaver and East End Group member Henry Silk (1883-1948) but … Continue reading

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Review of 2017

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It’s January and time to look back over 2017 and see what was achieved and consider a continuing and disturbing e-book industry trend. Your blogger has been carrying out such an exercise since The Story Bazaar web-site began in January … Continue reading