Herry's Journal

Uncle Capt Michael Pugh, killed at Anzio near the end of WWII       A war poem written by Michael Pugh The incredibl...

Some views of the garden in summer and autumn

So it is, and so it will be, for so it has been, time out of mind: Into the darkness they go, the wise and the lovely.  Crowned with li...

Latest News: The Test Valley Northern Planning Committee voted to refuse permission for this development at their meeting on 13th Novembe...

I have been to China many times, but sadly have hardly done any sightseeing. My daughter Kei is making a trip there now, and her photos of ...

Panorama of the grass garden I have posted many photos from this amazing garden before, but on yesterday's NGS visit, it was looki...

Horst's Vogue covers The V&A's superb exhibition of the works of the photographer Horst (1909 - 1999) runs from 6th Sept...

Ernie at Harvestgate Cottage 2012 Ernest Stiles was born on 17 th May 1941 to Alfred and Edith Stiles at Hillcrest in Meonstoke...

As the years draw on, I seem to be attending more and more funerals and have to write more obituaries and deliver more eulogies. And hav...

The courtyard Stands in the Hall illustrating the many organisations with which the Drapers are involved. The Drapers' Live...