by claredelatorre | 31 Dec, 2012 | Calendar Blogs, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
Welcome to our first post linked to Tinsmiths 2013 Letterpress Calendar. This month’s subject is Water. Being close to the Malvern Hills on the border of Herefordshire and Worcestershire, with its numerous springs and wells, we have mapped out a short New Year...
by claredelatorre | 3 Dec, 2012 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Tinsmiths Exhibitions & Events
We’ve been fans of illustrator Andrew Davidson for quite a time now and so when he said yes to an exhibition here in September next year, we were cock-a-hoop. Here are some examples of woodcuts, wood engravings and textiles he has created. Such a feel for...
by claredelatorre | 15 Nov, 2012 | Calendar Blogs, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
Putting together our new 2013 Letterpress Calendar has been really good fun this year and very good for us too. Each calendar month links to our Blog. Go to the latest blog post to find an activity, walk, recipe or place to visit relevant to the month’s topic....
by claredelatorre | 5 Nov, 2012 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
If you are feeling a bit “bah humbug” about Christmas I urge you to read (or re-read) “The Box of Delights” by John Masefield. Written in 1935, our family has a ritual of reading it every year on the run up to Christmas, a ritual which I am...
by claredelatorre | 30 Jul, 2012 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond, Tinsmiths Exhibitions & Events
Guides to this year’s Arts Week have just arrived – a very good reason to stop work for a cup of coffee and a browse through 40 colour pages of art from around Herefordshire. You can pick up your guide from Tinsmiths – libraries or Tourist Offices...
by claredelatorre | 22 Jul, 2012 | Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
One of our favorite Shopshire towns is Much Wenlock and on a recent visit to the town I was startled to read a claim that the town hosted the first Olympic Games. Dr William Penny Brookes, a local surgeon, established the first Wenlock Olympian Games in 1850. Looking...
