Reviews
New Year Books and Art
New Year Books I had more time than usual for reading over Christmas and New Year, mainly because I abandonned social media. Fortunately, Santa had provided me with lots of interesting things to read, and it being a time for relaxation I picked the lighter options first. If you have read my writing style page,
Don’t Mention the War: Memories of World War II
“With all the care and compassion at our command, let us tend the flower of life, for it is for that our brothers and sisters died and we were spared.” J B Priestley, Journey into Daylight, broadcast on the BBC, May 11th, 1945, in Priestley’s Postcripts, BBC Sounds. Memories of World War II I hope
Fred Astaire and Singer Sargent: Inspiration and Entertainment
By the Skin of My Teeth April’s blog post is finally here with some new artwork of Fred Astaire, just in time! It’s been an eventful month that has flown by packed with stress, achievement and family commitments. The stress was mostly due to the new Castle Sefton Press online store, which proved to be
An Inspector Calls, Integrity and Imaginary Cooking Friends
An Inspector Calls Regular readers of this blog will know that I am an admirer of the work of English author J. B. Priestley, now best known for his play An Inspector Calls. My enthusiasm for his writing was, as far as I remember, first ignited by the 1981 BBC adaptation of that very play.
