Tag Archives: letters

Clara writes

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Gary

Over 100 years ago, Claire’s grandmother, Clara, hopped on a ship and moved to Sydney. She did this on her own at quite a young age. Thankfully, for us, she kept a diary. Even more thankfully, Claire kept it, along … Continue reading →

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Making hats

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Gary

Mirinda was feeling a lot better today. As it was a book group day, that’s a good thing. She wouldn’t have enjoyed a drive out to Chawton still in the grips of the lurgy. This month’s book was Original letters … Continue reading →

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Life before email

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Gary

Work today was a bit too boring to write a blog post about so, instead, I’m going to write about a man whose head I discovered in the V&A at lunchtime. This is the head of Philip Dormer Stanhope who … Continue reading →

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