Tag Archives: autumn

Keats the Radical, or Where were those fields of mists and mellow fruitfulness?

Posted on April 16, 2012 by

At the end of March a blog appeared on the Oxford University Press website explaining the work behind a paper just  published in The Review of English Studies. The blog is entitled ‘A Keatsian Field trip’ and was written by Richard Turley, … Continue reading →

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Forever autumn – fruitfulness, falling leaves and a poem by Philip Larkin

Posted on September 23, 2011 by

I love autumn, even in these earliest days of the season. It is not just now, as I (reluctantly) accept that I am middle-aged. I have always loved the colours, smells and celebrations in the months up to Christmas. The … Continue reading →

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The Gallery: before & after the storm…

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

The prompt for Week 35 of the Gallery at Sticky Fingers is ‘Before & After’. It wasn’t an easy one for me – my children are now teenagers and have moved through so many stages that I can’t choose from … Continue reading →

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The sedge has wither’d from the lake and no birds sing…

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

The theme for this week at Sticky Fingers Gallery is ‘seasons’. I am sitting here writing this post, looking out of the window over the garden as gale force winds and squally showers fling the last few leaves from the … Continue reading →

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Bonfires, brown leaves and striped assassins – the seasons they are a-changing…

Posted on August 18, 2010 by

I am still on holiday here in lovely Suffolk, but it now feels a little less like a summer holiday at all. Combine harvesters are working late into the evening to bring in the fields full of wheat before the … Continue reading →

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