Virginia Woolf

Who does not love the spring deserves no lovers

I take my title from the South African poet Roy Campbell (1901–1957), who knew a thing or two about lovers…

3 weeks ago

1940 and the #1940Club

Hope I'm not jumping the gun here but the #1940Club starts next week and I've been gearing up and getting…

2 years ago

One Day in Paris 1919

We're not likely to be flying anywhere anytime soon so here's the next best thing: A trip back in time…

4 years ago

All Our Yesterdays with the #1936Club

There was a period in the early 1960s when my parents had a television (in those days you rented) and…

4 years ago

From Hamnet to The Water Dancer in Six Moves #6Degrees

One book leads to another. Six Degrees of Separation comes via Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best. Readers…

4 years ago

The Darkest Hours -1940 and 2018

1940 has been well served by blockbuster movies this past year. Last summer there was Dunkirk as legendary saga and…

7 years ago

Under the Radar: The Hedge Hoppers and the Hardest Day

After early mist the morning of Sunday August 18 1940 was bright with clear skies. It came to be known…

8 years ago

The Land Girl

The land army fights in the fields. It is in the fields of Britain that the most critical battle of…

8 years ago