Herry's Journal

A selection of writings, speeches, photographs and events as well as some of my favourite literary passages.

Wednesday, 28 June 2017

Mottisfont Rose Garden June 2017

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The National Trust entrance to Mottisfont Mottisfont is by some measure the most visited National Trust garden in the country, the mai...
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Friday, 23 June 2017

Favourite Writings - Bruno Schulz 'August'

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This summer heat reminds me of these lines from a short story by Bruno Schulz called 'August': “The dark second-floor apartment ...
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Wednesday, 7 June 2017

RHS Flower Show at Chatsworth

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The RHS held its first show at Chatsworth on 7th June 2017 hoping to bring some London garden magic to Derbyshire and the Peak District...
Friday, 2 June 2017

The Garden Gallery Exhibition at The Grange

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The Garden Gallery ,  Rachel Bebb's celebrated sculpture garden in Broughton, put on a special exhibition at The Grange, Northington...
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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...
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