Photographs

Pictures of the Week: Golden Hair, Blue Eyes

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Preserving the Past. I’m lucky that so many of our old family photos have survived. They bring the story of my ancestors to life in a way that official documents cannot do, and provide some clues to the type of people they were. But, although they are a blessing, they also present a few problems …

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Kirby Underdale

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Sometimes the best experiences arise out of completely unplanned and spontaneous decisions! On Tuesday this week I had to take a trip to the Yorkshire village of Thixendale. Robert Fuller, a superb wildlife artist, has his studio there, and I went to collect a print that he’d donated as a lot in a charity auction …

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