Kirsty Stonell Walker

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• Wednesday 23rd December - The Best Kisses in the World

  

  Well, today is the last of the pictures for Snogvent as tomorrow I will bring you a ghost story, inspired by a picture, but we'll talk about that later. Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2020 CULTURE

• Tuesday 22nd December - Destroy What You Like In Your Passion...

  

  Goodness, well we have only a couple of days of Snogvent left, which is possibly for the best as this has all been far too silly. I'll make sure that today's... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2020 CULTURE

• Monday 21st December - Such is Life

  

  Today is the shortest day, and this might be the shortest post as I have quite a bit of housework and cooking to do today, not to mention walking the dog and th... Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2020 CULTURE

• Sunday 20th December - The Birth of Venus

  

  Well, things have somewhat changed in the last 24 hours here in the UK and I hope everyone is finding a way to deal with the adjustment in our expectation of... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2020 CULTURE

• Saturday 19th December - In Bed

  

  I am spending the last few days before Christmas frantically tidying the house up. You'd think that we were hosting some sort of magnificent event, but obviousl... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2020 CULTURE

• Friday 18th December - The Kiss

  

  I've been trying to avoid today's image. I love the artist, I love his work and don't actually mind this particular art work but it felt like such an obvious... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2020 CULTURE

• Thursday 17th December - The Kiss of Peace

  

  This has been a bit of a peculiar year, to say the least. One wonderfully sparkly highlight for me has been the publication of my biography of Julia Margaret... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2020 CULTURE

• Wednesday 16th December - Dante's Dream

  

  While looking for pictures for Snogvent, I obviously wanted to have as many Pre-Raphaelite pics here as possible,but it is a bit of a universal truth that,... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2020 CULTURE

• Tuesday 15th December - Vanity

  

  We are ten sleeps away from Christmas day now and I really have to finish doing all my outdoor things so I can concentrate on hibernating. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2020 CULTURE

• 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