Herry's Journal

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

Wednesday, 16 June 2021

Thoughts on Our Food Culture

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Patrick and Catherine attending a wedding in the 1930s The debate about good food usually begins with a grouse about social ills and ends wi...
Wednesday, 9 June 2021

The Livery Companies' Initiative during the Pandemic 2020 - 2021

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The scope of the Livery Companies' Initiative   When the pandemic struck in early 2020, the Master of the  Drapers' Livery Company ,...
Friday, 4 June 2021

An Astonishing Sale of Clocks Collected by John Taylor 2021

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A Congreve Rolling Ball Clock As a schoolboy, I used to stand outside Marsh's shop (now Carter, Marsh) in the Square, Winchester, watchi...
Wednesday, 2 June 2021

The Bishop of Winchester 'Steps Back' - 'Dakingate' 2021

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  Announcement by the Suffragan Bishop of Southampton. Deborah Sellin in May 2021  Dear Friends, I wanted to contact you all directly with a...
Tuesday, 1 June 2021

Old Swan House Garden in May 2021

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After such a difficult start to the year - a wet and cold winter, a totally dry March and April with frosts and then weeks of heavy rain, th...
Thursday, 27 May 2021

Adam Roud - Sculptor

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 Adam Roud is a fine sculptor and painter who has an exhibition at he LightRoom, Arlesford in May and June 2021. I have admired his work sin...
Wednesday, 19 May 2021

Hardy's Cottage Plants Chelsea Display in May 2021

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I  had my own early visit to Chelsea today. Rosy Hardy, who has won gold for her displays, had prepared for the May show which is now postp...
Tuesday, 18 May 2021

What Makes a Happy Home?

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"Want to know what makes a happy home? The findings of a new study might surprise reveals  @thetimes  in a recent article on the subjec...
Saturday, 8 May 2021

NGS Booklet -The Little Yellow Book of Gardens and Health

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  The NGS have produced an inactive booklet 'The Little Yellow Book on Gardens and Health' that can be read as a pdf document here  ...
Friday, 23 April 2021

Treating Seafarers Decently by Michael Grey

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Go on, stop on By Michael Grey There could, I was reading the other day, be something of a societal change taking place as we emerge from Co...
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