Thursday, 18 May 2017

Bertrand Russell's Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech - The Four Desires Driving All Human Behaviour

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All human activity is prompted by desire. There is a wholly fallacious theory advanced by some earnest moralists to the effect that it is ...
Friday, 28 April 2017

The Winchester Portrait Exhibition

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Nadine Collison and Michael Butters A fascinating exhibition of portraits of local people was put on by Michael Butters and Nadine Coll...
Monday, 24 April 2017

Favourite Poetry - This Scepter'd Isle - Richard II

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Methinks I am a prophet new inspired And thus expiring do foretell of her: Her rash fierce blaze of riot cannot last, For violent fires s...
Thursday, 23 March 2017

Old Swan House Garden late 2016

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The grass garden Sept 2016 The garden in September 2016 The loggia October 2017 The garden October 2016 ...
Sunday, 8 January 2017

What is Poetry?

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Your poetry arises of its own accord; when you and the object have become one; when you have delved deep enough into the object to appr...
Saturday, 31 December 2016

Said a Blade of Grass

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Old Swan House Garden in Autumn Said a blade of grass to an autumn leaf, “You make such a noise falling! You scatter all my winter dre...
Thursday, 22 December 2016

Winchester Cathedral Carol Service

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The annual carol service at Winchester Cathedral was beautiful as ever. 1500 attended and there were people standing.
Wednesday, 14 December 2016

Christmas at Blenheim 2016

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Blenheim Palace Blenheim is the most astonishing castle in the country; absolutely magnificent, and of course set in a perfect Capa...
Friday, 9 December 2016

Christmas at Christ Church, Oxford

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Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford A beautiful "Nine Lessons and Carols' at Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford 
Monday, 5 December 2016

Wellbeing of Women Christmas Fair 2016

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Drapers' Hall fi;;ed with stalls for the Fair The Drapers' City Fair held annually and free in the Hall by Wellbeing of Women ...