Kirsty Stonell Walker

LATEST ARTICLES ( 598 )

• Monday 14th December - A Kiss Under the Parasol

  

  I realised this morning I have neither eaten nor made any mince pies this year. This is a shameful and horrifying situation to find myself in and I hope you wil... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2020 CULTURE

• Sunday 13th December - Paolo and Francesca

  

  If ever there were a couple who personify the spirit of Snogvent then it has to be doomed lovers Paolo Malatesta and Francesca da Rimini. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2020 CULTURE

• Saturday 12th December - St George and Una

  

  I'm not sure I'm up to all this passion and excitement, and we're only half way through Snogvent. All the fence snogging and general connubial wrestling aside, ... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2020 CULTURE

• Friday 11th December - The Kiss

  

  Here we are at the end of the second week and almost half way through Snogvent, so I think it's time to stop faffing about and get a bit serious... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2020 CULTURE

• Thursday 10th December - The Kiss

  

  Look! We've reached double figures, on the 10th day of Snogvent already! Time flies during December, it's very disconcerting. No sooner has my daughter had her... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2020 CULTURE

• Wednesday 9th December - The Kiss

  

  Blimey, it's chuffing cold this morning, isn't it? Well, here on the south coast it is anyway. And it's damp, so I am here on the sofa with blankets and a hot... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2020 CULTURE

• Tuesday 8th December - The Kiss

  

  It's been a devil of a day, dealing with all sorts of nonsense and keeping my swearing in check, not to mention venturing into town for some shopping, which is... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2020 CULTURE

• Monday 7th December - Romeo and Juliet

  

  Into the second week of Snogvent we go, and I'm hoping we are all staying healthy and safe. It seems contradictory to be staying away from those we love just... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2020 CULTURE

• Sunday 6th December - The May Irwin Kiss

  

  I'm attempting to have a day of rest but as it is my daughter's 15th birthday and the house needs sprucing up in a festive manner, I have been belting about... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2020 CULTURE

• Saturday 5th December - The Kiss

  

  So, we have made it to the first weekend of December! Well done us! Hopefully, your Christmas shopping and general preparations are proving stress-free and... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2020 CULTURE

• Friday 4th December - The Kiss of the Siren

  

  We all know it's a bit risky to have a bit of a snog with someone you don't know very well. Even without the pandemic, smooching with a stranger can often lead... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2020 CULTURE

• Thursday 3rd December - Cupid and Pysche

  

  Hello again! It's grey and miserable here today and the rain is lashing down. The last thing on my mind is swanning around with my boobs out but I suppose... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2020 CULTURE

• Wednesday 2nd December - Idyll

  

  On the second day of Snogvent my true love gave to me this little beauty...Idyll (1908-1911) Laurence KoeIt feels a bit cold and grey today, so this rosy gem... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2020 CULTURE

• Tuesday 1st December - Night (no.2)

  

  Oh good heavens! Is it that time of year again? Mind you, 2020 has made time lose all meaning, so it might well still be March as far as I'm concerned.... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2020 CULTURE

• Straight Outta Hendon...

  

  I hope you are all coping in the current uncertain situation and keeping well and reasonably sane. I have always been someone who uses the fact I can become... Read more

  Posted on 08 November 2020 CULTURE

• Review: Portrait of a Muse

  

  As the nights grow longer, I always like having a whopper of a book to read. Better still, I received a chunky biography of Frances Graham, daughter of... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2020 CULTURE

• Constant Craving

  

  As I await the publication of my new book (on the 10th September, see this previous post for information) I have been admiring other photographers, like the tar... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2020 CULTURE

• Coming Soon - Light and Love...

  

  We're a month away from the launch of my new book Light and Love and so I thought I'd tell you about it. Also, I have a very special offer from my publisher.... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2020 CULTURE

• Review: Barely Clare - The Little-Known Life of Clare Mackail

  

  You might have guessed by now I love to research the lives of little-known women and equally love to read about other people's work to uncover the lives of thos... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2020 CULTURE

• Olive Allen

  

  I can't afford to buy the art I would like to have hanging on my wall. I can, of course buy prints of it, but it's not quite the same, is it? Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2020 CULTURE