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The Music of Late Summer 2023

The Music of Late Summer 2023

Hello Lovely Readers Last night`s unexpected storm has passed; the lightning and roof-rattling hail has subsided. I take to the garden to inhale the cleansing air which has swept in fresh from the nearby south coast. The atmosphere has sweetened, post-summer pollen residues swept away on those blustery overnight winds. A windchime suspended from the…

Vive la Difference

Vive la Difference

Hello Lovely Mid Summer Readers Wow! What a scorching summer here in the UK. Another good opportunity for us Brits tohave a whinge about the weather. It`s what we do! So, whilst the media have been gleefully reporting on how we have been cramming ourselves twenty deep on the beaches, sizzling our skin to the…

Azure Blue April Skies

Azure Blue April Skies

Hello Lovely Readers In the south-west of England, the 2022 spring has been yo-yo-ing back and forth, unable to decide whether to spring or not. This week it would seem the decision is made. Azure blue April skies, cotton-wool clouds and verdant green shoots bursting out all over. The Dorset landscape is alive with the…

Bard of Bards

Bard of Bards

The blood in my veins pulses richly with songMy ancestors walked here – it`s where I belongThe valleys rise skyward to tumps cast in cloudThe breeze brings your voices – so booming, so proud Forefathers echo, still here, yet long passedPatriots passionate true to the lastYour loyalty weaved in the folds of this hillIn all…

The Triskele Symbol

The Triskele Symbol

Hello ReadersA warm welcome to my `Author Radley` blog. I thought it would be a good place to start by giving you some insight into my world and start with: Why I chose the Triskele symbol for my website. The Triskele or triple spiral is believed to be one of the ancient symbols of the…