Kirsty Stonell Walker

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• Kate and Sidney

  

  I started the research for this post by wanting to know more about the Birmingham artist Sidney Harold Meteyard (1868-1947) who you might know from such... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2022 CULTURE

• Friday 24th December - Violet and Gold

  

  Violet and Gold (1905-6) John Lavery John Ainsworth stood before the portrait of his wife in silence. It had been half an hour since his friend Meredith Lewis,... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2021 CULTURE

• Thursday 23rd December - Uncertainty

  

  I can't sleep so this post is being started in the middle of the night. To be honest, I have an awful lot of stuff to achieve in the next 24 hours and so it's... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2021 CULTURE

• Wednesday 22nd December - Katie Lewis

  

  Goodness, it is awfully close to Christmas now, isn't it? I'm off to see the Louis Wain exhibition, because nothing says Christmas like psychedelic cats.... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2021 CULTURE

• Tuesday 21st December - Marco on the Breakfast Table

  

  It's the shortest day which means that after today I'll be looking at seed catalogues and looking forward to longer, warmer days. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2021 CULTURE

• Monday 20th December - Isabella

  

  Well, we really are on the downhill slope now and tomorrow is the shortest day! It's all sunny days after that, all the way to summer. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2021 CULTURE

• Sunday 19th December - The Order of Release, 1746

  

  Sunday is meant to be the day of rest but I have a fridge to clean out and Lily wants to try out her new roller skates, so no rest for the wicked. On with... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2021 CULTURE

• Saturday 18th December - The Lantern-Maker's Courtship

  

  Blimey, school has broken up, I'm not in the office again until next year and so things are beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2021 CULTURE

• Friday 17th December - Turning Point

  

  Today's picture is a bit of a puzzler, which is just what I like...Turning Point (1873) Alexander JohnstonOh hello, what's occurring here then? Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2021 CULTURE

• Thursday 16th December - Love Me, Love My Dog

  

  Almost at the end of term, so I'm having a peaceful day, enjoying a day alone before the next two weeks of bustle and socially distanced merriment with very... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2021 CULTURE

• Wednesday 15th December - Work

  

  Blimey, we're half way through the month and there is only 10 days until Christmas day! Today's image is a classic but of all it's elements, the dogs are not... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2021 CULTURE

• Tuesday 14th December - The Patchwork Quilt

  

  I think I've finished my Christmas shopping. I'm saying this while crossing my fingers and touching wood, but I don't think I've forgotten anyone and most of... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2021 CULTURE

• Monday 13th December - Roast Pig

  

  Welcome to another week of Dogvent, and the last week of school for my daughter, after she finally gets to return tomorrow. She's looking forward to not being i... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2021 CULTURE

• Sunday 12th December - An Aristocrat Answering the Summons to Execution

  

  Halfway to Christmas Eve already! Blimey. Time flies in December and I still have to finish my Christmas shopping and send off parcels. Yikes, I best crack on... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2021 CULTURE

• Saturday 11th December: Luna

  

  Here we are at the second weekend of Dogvent already, and technically I am allowed to go outside today, which is very exciting. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2021 CULTURE

• Friday 10th December - Pe-Chi-Li

  

  Here we are at the end of another week and today is my final day of captivity, so I am extremely overexcited about the prospect of going to the park tomorrow. Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2021 CULTURE

• Thursday 9th December - Childhood's Treasures

  

  Welocme to Day 9 - almost in double figures! I have another two days of isolation before I'm allowed out of the house and I have to admit I'm going slightly... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2021 CULTURE

• Wednesday 8th December - A Visit from the Hall

  

  Good morning! I'm feeling a little better today so I am up and busy before I run out of steam. As we speak, there is washing in the washing machine and some... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2021 CULTURE

• Tuesday 7th December - Gwenddydd and Her Dog in the Garden

  

  Welcome back to the plague house where we are still all riddled with Covid. In fact, it would be safer all round if you are reading this with a mask on.... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2021 CULTURE

• Monday 6th December - The Last of the Crew

  

  It's very cold this morning and this is causing me to cough like someone with a sixty-a-day habit. I was looking for a suitable image to cheer me up... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2021 CULTURE