Young Lit Fix February 2021
picture book review The Three Little Pigs and the Big Bad Book By Lucy Rowland, Illustrated by Ben Mantle Ages 3+ RRP £7.99 A young boy and his mother settle down for a bedtime story, as they do Read more »
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Screen Time
Amazon Promising Young Woman Carey Mulligan (Dig, Far from the Madding Crowd) is superb in this fascinating film written and directed by Emerald Fennell (Killing Eve). Lots of great reviews for this but I especially enjoyed this one: “Apart Read more »
The Lit Fix
Marshwood Vale based author, Sophy Roberts, highlights her slim pickings for February. In this case, ‘one of the most inspiring books’ she has ever read. Like every author publishing a new book in the last 12 months, Covid-19 has Read more »
Return of the Natives 2
Twenty-three years on from the 1998 Returning Natives exhibition which included drawings and writings from PJ Harvey, Bridport Arts Centre is staging a bold new multi-disciplinary show to highlight and celebrate today’s emerging talent. From February 10 till March 3 Read more »
February in the Garden
This whole Covid business feels a bit like an interminable winter and the uncertainty, as to when we shall ascend to the sunlit uplands again, is a whole new kind of stress. Fortunately, the ‘actual’ winter does have a bit Read more »
Vegetables in February
Getting through January is not always easy for a grower or gardener. Having said that, I have quite enjoyed January this year. Perhaps it has been the fair share of cold, crisp, blue skied day and maybe just appreciating having Read more »
Was our neighbour really Royal?
We had both moved into adjacent new houses, but our neighbour was about 20 years older than us and quite haughty. After a while we became friendly and she asked me to photograph an antique chair she intended to sell. Read more »
A Christmas Sunrise Surprise
Spectacular sunrises and sunsets often leave us elated: even more so in times as emotional as today. philip explains some of the science behind our memorable experiences. It was still early and I was in the kitchen, making cups Read more »
Roy’s Boys
Christopher Jary remembers three British battalions: the Devons, Hampshires and Dorsets in the invasion of Sicily in 1943. His latest book Roy’s Boys, nicknamed after Brigadier Roy Urquhart DSO, draws on the testimony of scores of veterans. On 2nd Read more »
Laterally Speaking
I’m sure you may feel the same, but it’s as if we’ve been locked down and out for ever. It’s almost a whole year since this wretched virus took away our lives and our sanity. When it all started in Read more »