Poetry Magazine set up, developed, edited and printed by Miss Royle St Augustine’s Priory 1969/70 The front cover a little the worse for wear. My daughter found this on Wednesday and was a bit bemused why I was so thrilled to see it again. I had been looking for it for some time – after […]Read Post ›
March past at the Cenotaph. Watch from 54:30 Actually it’s worth watching the whole thing… but you know what I mean! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anOodlHUTHM
A story of great joy This photograph is of a true heroine – she celebrated her 95th birthday a couple of weeks ago – I am sure this is something she certainly didn’t expect to do 75 years ago when the second world war ended. About ten years ago she gave me a typescript to […]Read Post ›
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“Do you like opera, miss?” is a question I was frequently asked by children in school whenever I put any classical music on for them to listen to. My usual answer was “Actually I don’t very much and anyway I am not asking you to listen to…
“Do you like opera, miss?” is a question I was frequently asked by children in school whenever I put any classical music on for them to listen to. My usual answer was “Actually I don’t very much and anyway I am not asking you to listen to opera music.” And it’s true – I don’t […]Read Post ›
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