The latest instalment (May and June) is under the cut. All the questions can be found in a link in my sticky post here.

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Yesterday afternoon I braved the cold, drizzly (with occasional hailstones) weather to travel to London for a walking tour 'Beneath London's StreetsI got rather wet on the way and it was cold (4C/39F which went down to 2C/35F by the end of the two-and-a-half-hour walk), but I really enjoyed it and learned a few new things which is always a good ( Read more... )

The link to this post can also be found in my sticky post here.

March and April 2025 under this cut.
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On Friday I visited The King's Gallery to see their exhibition: Drawing the Italian Renaissance. The Italian Renaissance is the period between 1400-1600 and in Italy (and elsewhere) the training to become an artist began with drawing - copying statues, drawing from life or refining techniques for portraits, clothing and composition. Drawing was ( Read more... )

Posts about outings are usually unlocked - click the link to be taken to the write-up of what I've seen (usually with quite a few photos!).

10th January: Drawing the Renaissance: The King's Gallery, London
22nd January: A tour of the Wallace Collection, London (locked as it's a long rambling post about all kinds of things!)
7th February: A walking ( Read more... )

Today we went to The Science Museum in London to see their exhibition Versailles: Science and SplendourThe exhibition covered the three kings who made significant improvements to the Palace of Versailles which was originally a hunting lodge before Louis XIV transformed it into a magnificent royal palace. It became the centre of the French monarchy ( Read more... )

I enjoyed writing a question-a-day meme last year, so for those wanting a new meme for 2025 under the cut you will find January and February.  More will follow!

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Today I went to London to see The Courtauld Gallery exhibition Monet and London: Views of The Thames. The Gallery is easy for me to get to in less than an hour by train to Charing Cross and then a short blustery walk from the station to the Gallery ( Read more... )

Yesterday's walk around London celebrating the carol The Twelve Days of Christmas was an adventure. It started with delays to our train (a tree on the railway line down towards the coast) and ended with heavy rain. It was interesting but turned out to be just a walk around London with some tenuous connections to the Carol and many historical facts ( Read more... )

On Thursday I met kathyh at one of our favourite galleries to see the exhibition Tirzah Garwood: Beyond Ravilious.


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