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Jane Tomlinson“As the Crow Flies” – a signpost installation lockdown project
Read moreDiscover more about “As the Crow Flies” Jane’s new folk art installation signpost outside her house. It measures distances to places that are significant or meaningful to the artist. Made during lockdown, Jane says it’s a signpost to the world!
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Jane TomlinsonThe death of Captain James Cook – 14 February 1779
No CommentsRead more“Do just once what others say you can’t do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.” Whatever…
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Jane TomlinsonGuns ‘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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Jane TomlinsonEuropeans 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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Jane TomlinsonGalapagos: 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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Jane TomlinsonThe death of Jane Digby – 11 August 1881
Read moreHere’s a bodice-ripping love story of sex and adventure: the story of Jane Elizabeth Digby, Lady Ellenborough. She died on…
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Moth ClarkBirding in The Gambia
Read more170 different species in just 10 days! In 2013, just as the birds fly south to escape the British winter,…
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Jane TomlinsonMagic portal teapot
Read moreA visit to the Santiago house of poet Pablo Neruda. Known as the Chilean ‘Shakespeare’ and revered as that nation’s…
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Jane TomlinsonThe terrible price of Kenyan flowers
Read moreNot so long ago, roses were expensive. Now you can get six blooms for £5 at my local Tescos. The…
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Jane TomlinsonPaul Gauguin’s grave
Read moreFrench artist Paul Gauguin is buried on the Marquesan island of Hiva Oa in French Polynesia. I’ve had a strange…
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