My fallen Camellia
I suppose it’s sad when a camellia bloom falls from the tree but when it lies there like that on a sunny afternoon, I think it has a special beauty. After-all, there are plenty more up there for me not…
Taking it easy is, well, easy, on a day like today here in my Lewes garden.
Sorry to bore you all but I couldn’t resist posting some more photographs from my Spring garden. the sun is shining and the plants are responding accordingly. Taking it easy, as I’m told to do by the doctor, is a…
High Springtime in Lewes
My Lewes garden is now in its High Springtime with plenty more seasonal thrills on the way. I think this time of year should be like one long firework display with one visual surprise after another. My cherry tree, now…
What to wear at a Lewes fancy dress party if you’re feeling a bit under the weather.
It was a typical Saturday evening in Lewes, UK. Everyone likes dressing up in this ancient market town so when it was my neighbour Harvey’s birthday, it was inevitable that everyone went in for a bit of a make-over. Harvey…
Stephen Dearsley's visit to London captured on film by Adele Ward, mytireless publisher.
My reading at the splendid Polari literary salon at London’s Southbank Centre last month will remain a fond memory. Luckily, I discovered the other day that it doesn’t have to be just a memory as Adele Ward, my tirelessly supportive…
Was Mortlake the original Garden of Eden? It looks like it.
It felt good getting the train to Mortlake for a poetry workshop with the poet Ruth O’ Callaghan – it was my first solo journey since I started being treated for blood clots in my lungs, known as pulmonary embolism.…
El Cid or Le Cid – you’re not a hero until they turn you into a play, an opera and a Hollywood movie.
Roberto Alagna as Marseilles’ operatic Le Cid, 2011 I might’ve done it anyway but during this enforced time of relaxation due to my illness, I have been catching up on less well-known French operas on that wonderful modern treasure-chest, Youtube.…
Another terrible Tsar of Russia?
Ivan The Terrible (1530 – 1584), Tsar of Russia Vlad The Terrible, the terrible new Tsar ———————————————————————————————– STEPHEN DEARSLEY’S SUMMER OF LOVE BY COLIN BELL My novel, Stephen Dearsley’s Summer Of Love, was published on 31 October 2013. It is the…
Gustav Mahler mirroring the whole World on a sunny Spring day in London.
On Sunday, I had tickets for the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra’s performance of Mahler’s Third Symphony conducted by their musical director, Michael Tilson Thomas. I bought them as soon as they went on sale last year, long before I…
Wolfie a patient patient in treatment.
I’m currently enjoying a relaxing moment or three in the hospital waiting room. This morning I’m here for what will become a weekly appointment for the next few weeks while my recovery from lung blood clotting is monitored. While I…