A Hunky Punk is the Somerset name for a stone carving, found on the wall of a church. The oldest ones date back to Medieval times and generally are squat, crouching figures, carved high up on the outside of the building. Another name for Hunky Punks is a grotesque, but […]
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Italian Garden at Westonbirt House
One of our current garden projects is to build a seating area outside the kitchen door. It’s a suntrap, which, thanks to the cottage’s thick, stone walls, retains the warmth long after the sun has set. I dream of an Italian garden with bourgainvillea and lemon trees, plus a pizza […]
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We went to the Holburne Museum in Bath today, to see the Matisse and Rembrandt in Print temporary exhibitions. Also an exhibition by Candace Bahouth. All the exhibitions are there until January next year. Quite a contrast of black and white (first two) and colour (last one). Family was divided […]
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Three things I’ve discovered yesterday. First. I like to torture my children with exactly the same walks as I was tortured with as a teenager, and I don’t feel sorry. Two. I don’t care if someone calls a day the saddest day of the week, it makes no sense. Nor is it […]
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