Bits and pieces by Lois

Mondrian does the washing up

Piet Mondrian was a Dutch painter who was born in 1872 in Amersfoort in the Netherlands. He started his working life teaching in a primary school although all the while he was painting and drawing. he became famous for his very recognizable style which is imitated and to be found in the most unlikely places… […]

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Bits and pieces by Lois

Something about hydrangeas

Gurt lush is a Bristolian expression, and I think it sums up the beauty of hydrangeas completely. I’d often seen the shrubs with their enormous flower heads but didn’t really know what they were called until a German friend told me they were Hortensies… now I always have to struggle to remember they are hydrangeas in […]

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