We had a good country walk today around the North Yorkshire village of Carlton Husthwaite, which is an area we know very little about. I was amazed, walking along a lane at the start of the walk, to see so many, and so many species, of butterflies. My knowledge of these is rather limited, so … Read more
During a Zoom conversation with a group of friends this morning I realised suddenly just how introverted I have become during the course of this epidemic and the consequent period of enforced isolation. Thinking about this during the afternoon I wondered whether there might be a direct connection between this and the fact that I … Read more
It isn’t possible to live in Bradford without being aware of David Hockney. We have the David Hockney Gallery in Saltaire, a room devoted to his work in the city’s main art gallery, and a website entitled “Not just Hockney” to remind the world that the artistic life of the city is not exhausted by … Read more