Full steam ahead
So far this summer we have enjoyed many festivals from literature and culture, including crime novels, music from jazz to Glastonbury, farming and wildlife; and now we are getting ready to find out mo ...
DAYS OUT
5 top cities to visit in the UK
The number of awe inspiring wonders to be found here on our own shores in the UK, has often been overlooked. While it is always lovely to be able to travel abroad and visit foreign countries, particul ...
David Hockney 82 portraits and 1 still-life
Robert Tanitch goes to the Royal Academy of Arts, London All the portraits share the same dimensions and are painted in acrylic on canvas over three sessions and a total of six hours. The subjects sit ...
Truckfest for Lorry lovers
This month we shall be heading our way down to Yeovil in Somerset to see a festival of trucks and lorries. In our family we are not so much petrol heads as diesel heads and we love the sight of these ...