For the past couple of weeks I’ve been rediscovering the work of Eric Ravilious.* A member of my family has been emailing me examples of his work, almost on a daily basis. (She has been receiving them from a friend, who is an art historian, and currently working on this artist.) This has prompted me … Read more
It has been ailing for some time, but I reckon that our CD player is certainly on its last legs. Last night I became so fed up with the problems we have been having in making it play that I powered up my old Hi-fi and dug out some of my old LPs. It worked … Read more
I’m back in Bradford now following our three-day visit to the South coast in order to attend the funeral of one of my wife’s family. It was an interesting experience for a variety of reasons. Although I knew the deceased, rather slightly, my part in the occasion was peripheral, and I found myself oscillating between … Read more