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Chatsworth Under Cover

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This year’s inaugural RHS Chatsworth Show had the misfortune to be held during one of the most inclement weeks of the Spring so far. But there were plenty of opportunities to get under cover, not including Chatsworth House. At the … Continue reading

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RHS Chatsworth

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It is a truth universally acknowledged that a middle-aged woman in possession of a garden is in want of an RHS show. Not Chelsea this year ( see I Don’t Want to go to Chelsea ) but the brand new … Continue reading

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It’s not rocket science…..

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It has happened again. First the 2015 General Election, then the Referendum, then the US Presidential election and then another non-politician without a party becomes President of France. Now this opportunistic General Election. An enhanced Tory majority was widely anticipated, indeed, … Continue reading

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Storytelling – with a Tent and a Chair

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Preparations for the Storytelling tent at Crystal Palace Festival move on apace. Specifically, this last weekend, creating the physical setting for Storytelling. We have a bona fide Bedouin tent and lots of speculation about a magnificent Storytelling Chair. The tent … Continue reading

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Hokusai

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So to the current exhibition at the British Museum – Hokusai beyond the Great Wave (£12 entry, concessions £10). Katsushika Hosukai, also known as Iitsu and Gakyo Rojin Manji, was a painter from Edo (modern-day Tokyo) painting in late eighteenth … Continue reading