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Regular readers of this blog may recall my mentioning the Vendimia in Jerez last Autumn and the early music concert which was part of the festivities. It took place in the 13th century Capilla de Santa Maria in the Alcazar … Continue reading
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I recently wrote an article about, amongst other things, ‘pathetic fallacy’, the term which describes how weather represents emotion or momentous events, in literature ( see Storm Warning ). Similar, but from a different angle, is T.S. Eliot’s ‘objective … Continue reading
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Free at the National Gallery, London, is the current small exhibition of Dutch paintings of flowers. Timed to coincide with this year’s Flower Shows at Hampton Court and Chelsea you can find it in Room 1 on the left at … Continue reading
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On Thursday, three Clapham writers, Elizabeth Buchan, novelist, Dr Matthew Beaumont, literary historian and Julie Anderson, your blogger, gathered at Omnibus Arts Theatre, Clapham to discuss ‘Place and the imagination – how location impacts upon the writer’. There was only … Continue reading
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In Jerez right now the jacaranda trees haven’t yet begun to bloom, but already the heavy buds are forming. There is still blossom on the orange trees and their perfume is intoxicating. A ‘patio de los naranjos’, the regular spacing … Continue reading
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