tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post8427159414094250302..comments2024-03-29T10:02:55.374+00:00Comments on Nigeness: What I Did on My Holidays, by NigeNigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-88022404834765573922012-07-02T12:47:40.135+01:002012-07-02T12:47:40.135+01:00I was strolling with my cousin when the subject of...<i>I was strolling with my cousin when the subject of R.S. Thomas came up...</i><br /><br />Thus does this blog top all others in preserving the remnant.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836910211382887430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-61739990362044486072012-07-01T21:13:43.298+01:002012-07-01T21:13:43.298+01:00Thanks Mary - I shall definitely seek out that flo...Thanks Mary - I shall definitely seek out that flower-rich meadow - sounds beautiful.<br />And yes I did like some of those other portraits - some very good stuff in there.Nigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13314891387515045404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2526736757651414061.post-62214446642956677802012-07-01T17:34:48.709+01:002012-07-01T17:34:48.709+01:00Next time you go to Derby from Wirksworth, drop in...Next time you go to Derby from Wirksworth, drop into the Duffield Millennium Meadow. There you can see the spectacular results of volunteers' efforts to create some flower-rich acres for urbanites outside the Peak District. Terrific! The site adjoins the River Derwent, which you can contemplate in a much more majestic setting than by the Council House in Derby. <br /><br />Apart from Wright's works, did you notice the new portraits on display at Derby Museum by more homespun local artists, such as Harold Gresley and Ernest Townsend? I find them utterly compelling.Marynoreply@blogger.com