Herry's Journal

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

Sunday, 13 August 2017

The Five Signs of Lack of Intelligence

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People have varying levels of intelligence. Most people consider themselves to be intelligent, of course, and it can be very hard to get a...
Friday, 4 August 2017

Life by Bianca Sparacino

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Agapanthus by Nigel Burkitt A fine piece, guidance particularly for those near the beginning of their lives (though I am not sure abou...
Wednesday, 26 July 2017

The End of Cadogan

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It is sad to see the end of Cadogan, the clothes shop in the Square in Winchester owned and run by Alex Edwards. It was the only indepen...
Sunday, 9 July 2017

Favourite Places - Lime Wood

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Lime Wood , in the New Forest near Lyndhurst, is the principal hotel in the Pig Group created by Robin Hutson. It's pretty spectacu...
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 ...
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