... As I haven’t been using my poetic license enough recently, here’s a contribution by John Julius Norwich. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/24/s...
... As I haven’t been using my poetic license enough recently, here’s a contribution by John Julius Norwich. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/24/s...
... This morning, not so much wrapping presents as crumpling paper around them. This afternoon went out to deliver. Now, apart from delivering to a neighbour in the morning, I’m at home until at least the weekend. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/23/s...
... This morning, not so much wrapping presents as crumpling paper around them. This afternoon went out to deliver. Now, apart from delivering to a neighbour in the morning, I’m at home until at least the weekend. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/23/s...
... I realised that I have forgotten to send any Christmas Cards - the ones I have are supposed to be stained glass magi - so I’m going to send them in time for Epiphany. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/s...
... I realised that I have forgotten to send any Christmas Cards - the ones I have are supposed to be stained glass magi - so I’m going to send them in time for Epiphany. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/22/s...
... I also gave myself the dubious honour of the worst present wrapper in history as what I produced first time round was carp (anag). ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/s...
... I also gave myself the dubious honour of the worst present wrapper in history as what I produced first time round was carp (anag). ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/21/s...
... Tomorrow is gift wrapping and starting on the delivery. I already have the white beard, but where did I put those reindeer antlers and that red nose? ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/s...
... Tomorrow is gift wrapping and starting on the delivery. I already have the white beard, but where did I put those reindeer antlers and that red nose? ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/20/s...
... The O Antiphons - O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse), from 17th to 23rd December each year. Many composers have recently discovered their potential ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/s...
... The O Antiphons - O Radix Jesse (O Root of Jesse), from 17th to 23rd December each year. Many composers have recently discovered their potential ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/s...
... Tomorrow it’s the mega shopping (well, mega for me) I think I know what I’m intending to get everyone. Well, maybe…. -ish. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/s...
... Tomorrow it’s the mega shopping (well, mega for me) I think I know what I’m intending to get everyone. Well, maybe…. -ish. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/18/s...
... all this started because of a camera with a decent long lens, a torch that shone into dark places where people hadn’t poked a torch before, and people who saw the possibilities of what we found ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/s...
... all this started because of a camera with a decent long lens, a torch that shone into dark places where people hadn’t poked a torch before, and people who saw the possibilities of what we found ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/s...
... It seems we may have a candidate for a benefactor of the fourteenth century church in John de Harcourt. I’ll need to do more work on this. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/s...
... It seems we may have a candidate for a benefactor of the fourteenth century church in John de Harcourt. I’ll need to do more work on this. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/16/s...
... the website. Tomorrow sees me asking people what they think of it as I’m producing the schema for people for the morning. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/s...
... the website. Tomorrow sees me asking people what they think of it as I’m producing the schema for people for the morning. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/15/s...
... I have been trying to use voice technology to see how it works, hopefully with a reasonable degree of success. But I've found that listening to the radio has its moments as when the announcer comes on their words get shoved into this text ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/s...
... I have been trying to use voice technology to see how it works, hopefully with a reasonable degree of success. But I've found that listening to the radio has its moments as when the announcer comes on their words get shoved into this text ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/14/s...
... And a first for me - didn’t buy a book. Bought five CDs instead. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/13/s...
... And a first for me - didn’t buy a book. Bought five CDs instead. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/13/s...
...has supplied a load of evidence was to determine that what we thought was late 14th century or even 15th, was actually at some time between approximately 1275 and 1325. Now this really puts a different slant on the dating of the arcade ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/s...
...has supplied a load of evidence was to determine that what we thought was late 14th century or even 15th, was actually at some time between approximately 1275 and 1325. Now this really puts a different slant on the dating of the arcade ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/12/s...
... something I haven’t done for a few years - bought a new sweater. I was amazed to find something in a plain colour, no logos, no designer labels, lust plain knitted cotton. I can now go around not advertising someone else’s enterprise. Yay! ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/s...
... something I haven’t done for a few years - bought a new sweater. I was amazed to find something in a plain colour, no logos, no designer labels, lust plain knitted cotton. I can now go around not advertising someone else’s enterprise. Yay! ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/s...
... And, true to my word, I haven't bought a single book. Three of them, yes, but not a single one. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/s...
... And, true to my word, I haven't bought a single book. Three of them, yes, but not a single one. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/s...
... I do like the sound of the term “High medieval” - it has a certain cachet. I can pretend to be posh sometimes. Until you meet me, that is. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/s...
... I do like the sound of the term “High medieval” - it has a certain cachet. I can pretend to be posh sometimes. Until you meet me, that is. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/09/s...
I have found that medieval fashion reflects status, perhaps even more than currently, and posh people were status conscious. I don’t know many posh people to associate with, so don’t know. Or more likely they won’t associate with me.
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/s...
I have found that medieval fashion reflects status, perhaps even more than currently, and posh people were status conscious. I don’t know many posh people to associate with, so don’t know. Or more likely they won’t associate with me.
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/08/s...
In the Kempe window there are two of the three saints who have pet dragons. St George and St Margaret of Antioch. The other, St Michael, who is seen fighting either the devil or a dragon, is missing from our collection, but two out of three isn’t bad.
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/s...
In the Kempe window there are two of the three saints who have pet dragons. St George and St Margaret of Antioch. The other, St Michael, who is seen fighting either the devil or a dragon, is missing from our collection, but two out of three isn’t bad.
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/s...
... All I've got to do now is write the guide. And take loads more pix. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/s...
... All I've got to do now is write the guide. And take loads more pix. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/05/s...
... by the end of next week there could be anywhere between 5,000 and 8,000 beds occupied by flu patients. The highest level ever recorded so far is 5,400. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/s...
... by the end of next week there could be anywhere between 5,000 and 8,000 beds occupied by flu patients. The highest level ever recorded so far is 5,400. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/04/s...
... This is a generalist sample. I’ll be using more detailed labelled pix of smaller areas of interest as appropriate. The aim will be to use these to indicate where we’re talking about on the tour I’m writing. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/s...
... This is a generalist sample. I’ll be using more detailed labelled pix of smaller areas of interest as appropriate. The aim will be to use these to indicate where we’re talking about on the tour I’m writing. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/03/s...
... I don’t know if any other church has a guidebook on demand via phone, but it may get people to look. I will be testing on site before making too many promises, though. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/s...
... I don’t know if any other church has a guidebook on demand via phone, but it may get people to look. I will be testing on site before making too many promises, though. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/02/s...
... I know that this is getting bigger, but most church histories concentrate on the history of the church and do not consider the wider context. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/s...
... I know that this is getting bigger, but most church histories concentrate on the history of the church and do not consider the wider context. ...
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/s...
I know this is crude but I need to consider that the audience may not have experience of maps (or even north and south, let alone any other compass points - that’s from experience with students). ......
johncolby.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/s...
I know this is crude but I need to consider that the audience may not have experience of maps (or even north and south, let alone any other compass points - that’s from experience with students). ......
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