I felt rather muddle-headed over the Christmas holidays. I expect I’m not alone! After all, t’is the season to be busy – at least that is how it is in …
Heavenly Lights – a writer’s response to stained glass
A few months ago, I happened to see an image online which showed a section of a window designed and created by Margaret Agnes Rope (1882-1953). Despite having lived in …
Snowfall
The UK winter of 1947 Delight, adventure, chaos. Snow for children is the suspension of the ordinary, and the re-imagining of the landscape into one of slide and speed, crunch …
The Virgin’s Breast
St Luke drawing the Virgin by Rogier Van der Weyden, circa 1435 Musée de Bruges St Luke may be a self portrait of the artist. “That’s what breasts are for, stupid,” …