Category Archives: Family

Reasons to be cheerful 2014

Luna Arabella River Garside and Tom her Daddy –  …and Amy her Mummy. I’m a great aunt!!

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2013 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Have just received a review from WordPress – almost worse than a school report…. must resolve to do a bit better in 2014!! Start tomorrow – Happy … Continue reading

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Favourite Books

At Spitalfield’s Market yesterday I found a copy of this book ‘Mr Papingay’s Caravan’ by Marion St John Webb. I loved this book and others by the same author when I was little – well I still like it. Wonderful … Continue reading

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Shepherd Market

Quite fun being in a gallery for a few days – you see people going past and some notice pictures and some don’t – if you have to get their attention to even get them in to a gallery to … Continue reading

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What I’ve been doing this week or why I haven’t managed to produce a new painting!

On Monday I inched a bit closer to finishing a project that I’ve been working on for a year. Then I met someone I was at school with for a cup of tea – must do it again soon. Tuesday … Continue reading

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Royal Watercolour Society Family Drawing & Painting Workshop – FOOD!

We had a good time at Bankside Gallery yesterday – Family Workshop on drawing & painting food. Next one in the Autumn – see http://www.royalwatercoloursociety.co.uk for details

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Good Friday Walk

Into Soho for a nice coffee and Pain au Raisin at Patisserie Valerie. Bus to Victoria, then a walk down Vauxhall Bridge Road to Tate Modern. Hot cross buns in Regent Street My Great Grandfather, Thomas Goulden, was born here … Continue reading

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A loaf of Bread

I made a loaf of bread, and since I have just watched the Oscars, I would like to thank my lovely sister Henrietta who gave me the book of recipes, Dan Lepard who wrote the book, Doves Farm flour, Hovis … Continue reading

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Sentimental Journey

  The etching above is by Edward Bawden and shows Liverpool Street Station in the 1930’s. This station means a lot to me, because I grew up in Essex and it was the way in to London. We would come … Continue reading

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The Talented David Winthrop has produced an Etching

Prevolver – an Etching by David Winthrop – Limited Edition

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