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Guns ‘n’ roses: the murder of Joan Root – 13 January 2006
Read moreOn this day in 2006, 69-year-old Joan Root lay alone bleeding to death from gunshot wounds at her home on…
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Europeans discover Easter Island – 5 April 1722
Read moreThe rise and fall of Easter Island is a parable for our times; a warning from history of what happens when…
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The death of Carl Linnaeus – 10 January 1778
No CommentsRead moreThe Bible, Genesis 2:20, states: “And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and…
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In praise of iguanas!
Read moreGreen iguanas, Galapagos land iguanas and marine iguanas all have their own exquisite beauty, evolved over millions of years if you stop to take a closer look.
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Galapagos: all the fun of the fish market
Read moreThere is so much fun to be had watching wildlife at the fish market in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, Galapagos: pelicans, sea lions, frigatebirds.
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Shipping forecast wins award!
Read moreTo my utter surprise and delight, my shipping forecast painting, ‘Attention All Shipping’ has won a British Cartographic Society award!
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The Eynsham tea towel
Read moreA 100% cotton souvenir tea towel of Eynsham, a beautiful village in west Oxfordshire, designed in Eynsham and made in Britain.
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The Isles of Scilly
Read moreIn June we took the 20 minute flight from Land’s End to the Isles of Scilly. Ever since visiting as a 13-year old, Jane has seen the islands as a little slice of paradise, just 28 miles from mainland Britain.
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Constellations of the Northern sky
Read moreRead about Jane’s painting ‘Heavens Above’ a map painted in watercolour of the constellations of the Northern sky.
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The death of Alfred Russel Wallace – 7 November 1913
Read moreHow and why do species change? Why do some occur in some places, but not in others? Why do they…
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