Monthly Archives: March 2015

There was a partial solar eclipse on the 20th March. I risked my camera by taking some photos. It seems to have survived. Or, if you don’t have a camera, you can use a collander:

A shop in Barnstaple, in Devon, has been covered in donated bras in support of a breast cancer charity, CoppaFeel.org.

Damien Hirst’s huge (some say grotesque) statue on the quay at Ilfracombe. More details on wikipedia.org.

These gardens are located near of Barnstaple, North Devon. More information at their website broomhillart.co.uk. This is not an exhibit!

Although we’ve lived in the Bristol area for a very long time, we still tend to think of east Bristol as just a place you go through to get to Bath. However, it may be less glamorous than the better-known … Continue reading →

The worse part of Pill, an interesting mostly-Victorian small town not far from us on the south bank of the Avon, is a 1960s “precinct”, right in the centre. It’s on the cycle route into Bristol, but we’ve never stopped … Continue reading →

The Thekla has been a fixture in Bristol’s Harbour for more than 30 years, during which time she has undergone a number of transformations from her original use as a cargo ship. Artist, musician and one of England’s greatest eccentrics, … Continue reading →