Good morning, Liz and myself are just about ready to set off on our travels  again; that is again to Normandy, but this time Honfluer, an area which we have not seen before. Hence the image above of nearby Caen, which we visited some years ago; but that day it was wet and miserable, the drawing was done from inside a café, lets hope for a weather improvement this time.

Lots to do and see, personally I love the history, such as Agincourt, Crecy, Henry the V, plus many others. The town is medieval with lots of very old buildings. Also the coast to the north east was a favourite area for Monet and many other artists to paint. Liz has lots of books to read and the weather is promising; so a good few days is on the cards. Lets see what transpires!

The other day New wine invited me to exhibit with them again this year; this time in Peterborough, I have been there, but to be honest the Rutland area is not an area which I am familiar with.

So lots happing, see you in a little over a week.

Duncan

I was at the monthly meeting of the Woking History association the other night and we were looking at Painshill Park and the use of papermashy in the outside decoration of building. Several were astounded at the fact that paper would stand up to the rain and wind.
Well above are to photos, the upper one of 1st. century and the Sea of Galilee and a typical boat of the period and area. The lower photo is of replica of the Nydam ship, a Nordic vessel of about 6/7 century AD. But of interest is that both representations are made almost totally from paper. The lower representation a Nordic vessel the hull is totally paper and totally waterproof.
So the Painshill papermashy work is really feasible.
Duncan