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Faces in the stone
As regular readers will know – I am a big fan of ruins. Give me a crumbling castle to explore, or an abandoned abbey, and I’m set for hours of enjoyment. I…
Category: History
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Never doubt Leonardo
Like so many things, it all started with Leonardo da Vinci. Then it took a few hundred years for the rest of the world to catch up. I’ve just spent a wonderful…
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Defining beauty
On a recent museum trip – I saw images from the Qajar dynasty in Persia – the period from 1795 -1925. The display focused on the women of that period. My attention was…
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Bright shiny things…
As part of my ongoing love affair with museums, I recently lost myself for a few hours in the fabulous Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar. The building is a…
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Concrete and Cybermen
Architecture can be brutal. A couple of weeks ago, I had a remarkable opportunity to deep into the bowels of two fabulous buildings – the Haywood Galley and the Queen Elizabeth Hall…
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Becoming 'the great'
I’ve have been wondering… How do you get to be called ‘the great’? Presumably, someone else has to give you the title because taking it for yourself would be a bit vain (although…
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In praise of horses
My mother used to say that the very first word I spoke wasn’t Mummy or Daddy – it was horsey. I am entirely willing to believe her. Like most young girls, I…
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A sudden diversion in time
It had to happen one day. Regular readers of this blog know I am a bit of a history buff and spend as much time as I can climbing over ruined castles,…