Saturday, 14 December 2013
Friday, 29 November 2013
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Sunday, 17 November 2013
Thursday, 14 November 2013
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Monday, 11 November 2013
BBC News - Cambridge: Chinese tourists pay homage to poet Xu Zhimo
BBC News - Cambridge: Chinese tourists pay homage to poet
The poet is Xu Zhimo (1897-1931), and the poem "Saying Goodbye to Cambridge Again".
In 1921-2 Xu Zhimo studdied at King's College, Cambridge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xu_Zhimo , where you can read the poem about Cambridge.
The poet is Xu Zhimo (1897-1931), and the poem "Saying Goodbye to Cambridge Again".
In 1921-2 Xu Zhimo studdied at King's College, Cambridge.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xu_Zhimo , where you can read the poem about Cambridge.
Sunday, 10 November 2013
Friday, 8 November 2013
Thursday, 7 November 2013
Jonathan Meades: why I went postal … and turned my snaps into postcards | Art and design | The Guardian
Jonathan Meades: why I went postal … and turned my snaps into postcards | Art and design | The Guardian
I used to get my own postcards printed, with my own photos - some realistic, others "distorted" in an artistic way. Now Bonusprint no longer produce postcards, and I haven't yet found another reasonably priced printer of postcards.
A link to some of the images.
Inspiration to go and create some images of my own ..................................
I used to get my own postcards printed, with my own photos - some realistic, others "distorted" in an artistic way. Now Bonusprint no longer produce postcards, and I haven't yet found another reasonably priced printer of postcards.
A link to some of the images.
Inspiration to go and create some images of my own ..................................
Wednesday, 6 November 2013
Monday, 4 November 2013
Saturday, 2 November 2013
"An Audience with an Elephant, and other encounters on the eccentric side" by Byron Rogers
I've enjoyed reading this book - an idea book to dip into, reading an article at a time. "Ghost Train to Stalybridge" is a masterpiece!
The topics are wide-ranging and unexpected - they include: a tortoise brought home from World War 1; catching a nine foot long royal sturgeon; The lost children - Gwenllian or Wencilian of Sempringham, Lincolnshire - daughter of Llywelyn, Prince of Wales; Epynt, the site of an army base in Wales; R.S. Thomas; speechwiter to the Prince of Wales; Brixworth church; Patrick Barnes, the octogenarian trathlete; the Hanbury explosion; a bunker for sale in Edgbaston; Waltham Abbey bomb factory; the Communist party of Thame; the Duchess of Argyll; Bernard Pettifer, thr government Butler; Alliance of Literary Societies; Joymead, the Secret Garden of Farthingstone; Syd Dernley, the last executioner, the "Gallows Humorist".
I bought my copy secondhand, on the Greek island of Naxos - a copy withdrawn from Monash Public Library Service, Victoria, Australia. Now I bet that that book would have an interesting story to tell of its life as a library book in Australia, how it ended up on naxos, and its soo-to-be trip back to England!
The topics are wide-ranging and unexpected - they include: a tortoise brought home from World War 1; catching a nine foot long royal sturgeon; The lost children - Gwenllian or Wencilian of Sempringham, Lincolnshire - daughter of Llywelyn, Prince of Wales; Epynt, the site of an army base in Wales; R.S. Thomas; speechwiter to the Prince of Wales; Brixworth church; Patrick Barnes, the octogenarian trathlete; the Hanbury explosion; a bunker for sale in Edgbaston; Waltham Abbey bomb factory; the Communist party of Thame; the Duchess of Argyll; Bernard Pettifer, thr government Butler; Alliance of Literary Societies; Joymead, the Secret Garden of Farthingstone; Syd Dernley, the last executioner, the "Gallows Humorist".
Friday, 25 October 2013
Monday, 14 October 2013
Thursday, 26 September 2013
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Thursday, 15 August 2013
Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Sunday, 11 August 2013
Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
The Great Diary Project
, about Irving Finkel's project to save and store old diaries.
The Great Diary Project"Diaries are among our most precious items of heritage. People in all walks of life have confided and often still confide their thoughts and experiences to the written page, and the result is a unique record of what happens to an individual over months, or even years, as seen through their eyes. No other kind of document offers such a wealth of information about daily life and the ups and downs of human existence. The Project’s idea is to collect as many diaries as possible from now on for long-term preservation. In the future these diaries will be a precious indication of what life, in our own time, was really like."
The Great Diary Project"Diaries are among our most precious items of heritage. People in all walks of life have confided and often still confide their thoughts and experiences to the written page, and the result is a unique record of what happens to an individual over months, or even years, as seen through their eyes. No other kind of document offers such a wealth of information about daily life and the ups and downs of human existence. The Project’s idea is to collect as many diaries as possible from now on for long-term preservation. In the future these diaries will be a precious indication of what life, in our own time, was really like."
Sunday, 23 June 2013
Shakespeare and Company, Paris. Hotel Tumbleweed
I've read several times over the years about the Shakespeare and Co. bookshop in Paris. I've been listening to Pick of the Week on Radio 4 - including a piece about the "Tumbleweeds", writers who stay at the bookshop.
A couple of pieces about the "Tumbleweeds".
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/shakespeare-amp-company-the-bookshop-that-thinks-its-a-hotel-2111969.html
http://malborkmalbork.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/tumbleweed-hotel-shakespeare-and-company.html
A couple of pieces about the "Tumbleweeds".
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/shakespeare-amp-company-the-bookshop-that-thinks-its-a-hotel-2111969.html
http://malborkmalbork.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/tumbleweed-hotel-shakespeare-and-company.html
Friday, 21 June 2013
Thursday, 20 June 2013
BBC News - School librarian finds fake Blake poem
BBC News - School librarian finds fake Blake poem
"Rather than the work of an English poet in the 19th Century, Two Sunflowers Move into the Yellow Room was written in the United States in the 1980s."
Friday, 14 June 2013
BBC News - Red telephone boxes in Essex to become 'mini libraries'
BBC News - Red telephone boxes in Essex to become 'mini libraries'
I'm wishing that I had bought a red telephone box or two when they were on sale for £1 each!
A good idea, but I hope that they aren't a target for vandals.
I'm wishing that I had bought a red telephone box or two when they were on sale for £1 each!
A good idea, but I hope that they aren't a target for vandals.
Sunday, 9 June 2013
Thursday, 6 June 2013
BBC News - Obituary: Tom Sharpe
BBC News - Obituary: Tom Sharpe
I first read Tom Sharpe's novels when I lived in cambridge in the late 1970s.
I first read Tom Sharpe's novels when I lived in cambridge in the late 1970s.
Monday, 3 June 2013
Saturday, 1 June 2013
"As Brisky as a Body Louse" free download of my book about old phrase books!
As Brisky as a Body Louse eBook: Susan Watkin: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
My book about old phrase books will be available for free download from sometime today (2 June 2013) for roughly two days. Enjoy!
My book about old phrase books will be available for free download from sometime today (2 June 2013) for roughly two days. Enjoy!
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Thursday, 23 May 2013
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Sunday, 12 May 2013
Saturday, 11 May 2013
Friday, 3 May 2013
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
London On Sunday | Herb Lester
London On Sunday | Herb Lester
I've been dipping into Betty James' "London on Sunday". Published in 1964, the book is obviously out-of-date, but it is still a very good read nontheless.
I've been dipping into Betty James' "London on Sunday". Published in 1964, the book is obviously out-of-date, but it is still a very good read nontheless.
Sunday, 21 April 2013
Monday, 8 April 2013
BBC News - Pride and Prejudice tops teachers' favourite 100 books
BBC News - Pride and Prejudice tops teachers' favourite 100 books
I've read 8 out of the top twenty.
I've read 8 out of the top twenty.
Friday, 29 March 2013
Wednesday, 20 March 2013
Monday, 25 February 2013
Sunday, 17 February 2013
Friday, 8 February 2013
Monday, 4 February 2013
Burma literary festival flourishes under patron Aung San Suu Kyi
Burma literary festival flourishes under patron Aung San Suu Kyi | World news | guardian.co.uk
"The three-day festival's most popular talks invariably involved the opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi — who acted as patron of the festival — during which she told sell-out audiences that books helped stave off loneliness while living for nearly 20 years under house arrest, and joked that however courageous she might seem to others, she would never be brave enough do what Harry Potter had done."
"The three-day festival's most popular talks invariably involved the opposition leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi — who acted as patron of the festival — during which she told sell-out audiences that books helped stave off loneliness while living for nearly 20 years under house arrest, and joked that however courageous she might seem to others, she would never be brave enough do what Harry Potter had done."
Jan and Cora Gordon - thank you Ru
Thank you Ru for your comments about Jan and Cora Gordon - and yes, they are good!
Susan
Susan
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Monday, 28 January 2013
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