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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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Poetry at Clapham Book Festival 2018

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Planning the Programme for Clapham Book Festival 2018 is well underway, with only the slight hitch of a royal wedding and the FA Cup Final to over come ( we did – we changed the date – we’re not proud … Continue reading

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What lies ahead….?

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2018 is upon us and a new year always gives one pause. When compiling the 2017 Story Bazaar Compendium over the holiday one of the things which stood out for me was the frenetic pace of everything, especially how quickly … Continue reading

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Post Holiday Blues

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Woke up this mornin’…. to find it was the real new year, not a holiday and that it was grey and raining. The only remedy –  work. Having retired from salaried employment I no longer have a commute to an … Continue reading

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Season’s Greetings

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December has always been a month of festivals, ancient and modern. In Europe the Romans alone had nine different ones¹, the most famous of which was, I suppose, Saturnalia (17th to the 23rd of Decembris). In the Hebrew calendar there … Continue reading