I was travelling all day yesterday, to and from a funeral, but before leaving I caught some of the Today programme, and was delighted to hear the mighty Roald Dahl estate marking Dahl Day (yes, Dahl Day! In the name of God, why?!) by shooting itself in the foot. The appeal for half a million smackers to restore Dahl's 'writing shed' was greeted with well merited anger - as summed up here. Could this be a first sign that the bizarre Dahl cult is beginning to lose its grip? I do hope so. Meanwhile, here's a shed
that would be worth saving! Happily, however, it's in safe (private) hands and in good nick.
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I note the picture's disappeared on the Meredith link (why is that?). Here's another link...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.victorianweb.org/authors/meredith/gallery/2.html
The picture on yesterday's Glorious Exception post isn't there either, at least for me.
ReplyDeleteBoth you and the Duke of Buccleuch Nige, his was returned, unfortunately post last rites.There was a silver lining, the publicity vastly increased the paintings value. That unfortunately had a downside, up up and away went the insurance costs, so high his son, the current duke said "we now cannot afford the premiums" yeah, right*. The painting is on loan to the Scottish national, currently "at the restorers". So, when your picture is retrieved, it may have increased in value.
ReplyDelete*among the familys many castles and country piles is Bowhill, 20 mins from here, in one room alone there are two lumps of bling, gross weight 27 stone, in silver, then count the paintings, Bowhill is their shed where they keep the dowagers.
Erm....My studio roof's leaky, in fact the whole place is a bit shabby; I was just wondering....
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ReplyDeleteIt can't really work, I suppose like this.
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