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Monthly Archives: September 2021
Plant of the Month: September 2021
At this time of year, the colchicums are at their best, spreading out (usually under trees) in Cambridge University Botanic Garden in an apparently effortless, though brief, display. Come to think of it, I am not sure if I have … Continue reading
Posted in Botany, Cambridge, Gardens, History, Natural history
Tagged Cambridge University Botanic Garden, Catherine Wilson poisoner, Colchicum, taxonomy
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Titian in the Malverns
We recently had a very few days in Worcestershire, Herefordshire and a tiny bit of Shropshire, a lovely wallow in nostalgia for me, and a bit of a revelation of the counties’ beauty for Him Indoors. (A further revelation was … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Biography, History, Italy, Museums and Galleries, Venice
Tagged Ledbury, Ronald Moore, St Katherine of Ledbury, The Last Supper, Titian
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