tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.comments2024-03-19T07:33:32.759+00:00*An English Travel Writer*Jenny Woolfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comBlogger18494125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-983634282187453062024-01-20T08:03:50.242+00:002024-01-20T08:03:50.242+00:00I hope you enjoyed Christmas in Spain and look for...I hope you enjoyed Christmas in Spain and look forward to your photos! I love miniature art. It never fails to impress. I must make time to visit the National Portrait Gallery tooMandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11931248631361366673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-60398340718818060642023-12-31T20:23:21.602+00:002023-12-31T20:23:21.602+00:00Hello and a Happy New Year to you and loved ones! ...Hello and a Happy New Year to you and loved ones! It's always a joy to pop in and see what your are doing, great photos and memory making moments! Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving a comment, it's great to keep up together! Take care!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-59249977530106424032023-12-26T09:48:28.063+00:002023-12-26T09:48:28.063+00:00Belated Happy Christmas to you Jenny. I am just c...Belated Happy Christmas to you Jenny. I am just catching up on blogs after a bit of a lull. It is good to hear the Portrait Gallery is back in business - I enjoyed it immensely during one of our visits to London. I don't remember the portrait of George V and some of the family - very formal and austere indeed. However, Rita Haywood is gorgeous, enhanced by that wonderful blue background. That is an interesting story about Lord Byron, and selling on such a special and thoughtful screen. I did seem to be a bit on the wild side. We have enjoyed three visits in four days from our little pair of twins, now three and into everything. Especially the Christmas Tree. Enjoy the season.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-36674563087674173182023-12-23T22:39:25.513+00:002023-12-23T22:39:25.513+00:00Unfortunately, we did not have enough time to visi...Unfortunately, we did not have enough time to visit the museums and galleries on our brief London visit this past Oct, so a return trip is needed! Thanks for this intro, Jenny , and how wonderful to read where you will be spending your holiday. You will have lots to blog about your Christmas. Wishing you and your family a very Merry 🎄and a Happy New Year🎉 See you in blog-land in 2024.Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-16911445809741639862023-12-23T13:10:35.762+00:002023-12-23T13:10:35.762+00:00Have a wonderful holiday season with health.Have a wonderful holiday season with health.roughterrain cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12394547924137198019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-14109951386908433652023-12-21T09:44:18.011+00:002023-12-21T09:44:18.011+00:00I saw your post earlier, but wasn’t able to commen...I saw your post earlier, but wasn’t able to comment. How lovely that you’ll be away for Christmas! Wishing you and your family a very happy one, and thank you for all your lovely, interesting and colourful posts this last year!Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-80156412588499784712023-12-20T17:13:06.010+00:002023-12-20T17:13:06.010+00:00The modernised National Portrait Gallery looks goo...The modernised National Portrait Gallery looks good, I must visit it when I'm next in London. You're right about King George V and his family, they all look very stiff and starchy. I love Rita Hayworth's wonderful (but quite impractical!) dress. And I agree that if totally undeserving types can be honoured, then surely Tim Berners-Lee should have been knighted by now.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-11720569711183618332023-12-19T18:37:56.023+00:002023-12-19T18:37:56.023+00:00Wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas ...Wishing you and your family a wonderful Christmas in Spain!ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-346731161545622242023-12-17T15:47:13.678+00:002023-12-17T15:47:13.678+00:00You'll love Spain at Christmas! I used to enjo...You'll love Spain at Christmas! I used to enjoy the National Portrait Gallery so would be keen to see it after the makeover...but doubt I'll see England again.Helen Devriesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-58046677413207494822023-12-17T07:29:58.154+00:002023-12-17T07:29:58.154+00:00Jenny, last night I spoke to a young woman from th...Jenny, last night I spoke to a young woman from the village who studies and lives in Paris, and I asked her whether she knows La Villette. She knows of it, but has not yet been. I told her I had read about it on a blog and it sounds like a place I would like if I were in Paris, and she said she‘ll make sure to go some time soon, weather permitting.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-40369193369027864272023-12-17T06:00:53.750+00:002023-12-17T06:00:53.750+00:00In those royal families don't the kids get shi...In those royal families don't the kids get shipped off to boarding school as soon as they're able to walk and talk? When that top picture was painted, it may have been the first time those folks had seen each other in years!Kirkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02155991693956178030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-86409625882846927582023-12-17T04:21:38.785+00:002023-12-17T04:21:38.785+00:00Loved The National Portrait when I was able to vis...Loved The National Portrait when I was able to visit many years ago. Have a wonderful Christmastrip.angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-60506911183260342942023-12-16T20:42:03.193+00:002023-12-16T20:42:03.193+00:00I love the idea of the Portrait gallery being more...I love the idea of the Portrait gallery being more about real people and that photo of Dorothy Wilding is wonderful. Have a wonderful Christmas in Spain, Jenny!Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-37977436755814688162023-12-16T19:16:35.663+00:002023-12-16T19:16:35.663+00:00I would love to see the gallery now.. haven't ...I would love to see the gallery now.. haven't been there since the 70s.<br />Have a good trip..the thought of the possibility of warmer climes is inviting!!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-65389835245089137702023-12-16T16:32:19.616+00:002023-12-16T16:32:19.616+00:00Have a good Spain trip. Yes, from what I see from ...Have a good Spain trip. Yes, from what I see from there, it's a lot of lights and decorations. <br />I like the idea of women's self portraits, better than the eternal, inevitable male gaze. Yay them for thinking it through.Boudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641013916263271948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-26186798669546504512023-12-16T16:00:11.834+00:002023-12-16T16:00:11.834+00:00I would go crazy as a royal also.
The gallery lo...I would go crazy as a royal also. <br />The gallery looks like it is much more interesting now. <br />Love the idea of a potted Christmas tree. <br />Happy holidays, Jenny!! :) Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-57712524472598942832023-12-16T15:48:48.791+00:002023-12-16T15:48:48.791+00:00I remember the National Portrait Gallery from many...I remember the National Portrait Gallery from many years ago. I found it impressive then, and from your description it sounds like it has become even better.<br />Regents Park in autumn is glorious!<br />Love the Christmas tree; mine will probably come up from the basement on Monday, when I‘ll be back from a busy weekend at O.K.‘s.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-72380716125020530342023-12-16T14:53:03.566+00:002023-12-16T14:53:03.566+00:00I hope you have a wonderful Christmas in Spain! I ...I hope you have a wonderful Christmas in Spain! I have friends who just returned from a visit there and they loved it. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-46738673925827014902023-12-16T14:06:11.650+00:002023-12-16T14:06:11.650+00:00Hello Jenny, I too liked the Portrait Gallery the...Hello Jenny, I too liked the Portrait Gallery the way it was, but would be cautiously willing to consider innovations. I just hope that they didn't jump on trends that will seem dated in a few years. At least what they are doing should not harm the portraits, so they can be rearranged in the future if necessary.<br />--JimParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-31324054548258203402023-12-04T17:59:31.808+00:002023-12-04T17:59:31.808+00:00I hope you get to Paris, I'm sure you'd fi...I hope you get to Paris, I'm sure you'd find all kinds of interesting things. Your tour in London seemed to include a very good mixture of things. Recalling the Philharmonie, I couldn't get any idea of what it looked like, apart from itself - it is a really odd shape, yet also hard to describe just why. When you get to Paris you may well see what I mean! Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-90905079001476610602023-12-04T17:57:58.601+00:002023-12-04T17:57:58.601+00:00Oh, I don't think I know about the museum in O...Oh, I don't think I know about the museum in Oxford - it must be VERY small! I must say that small museums are often my favourites but the best of the big ones win hands down! Interesting point about your national anthem having too wide a range. I am often amazed at how difficult many hymns are to sing, for similar reasons. I suppose that basically they have to cater for a range of voices, from basso profundo to very squeaky. i don't think anyone knows where "God Save the King" came from - it might have been a tavern song, it is thought! I always thought it was interesting that "My Country Tis of Thee" had the same tune, I would guess it might have been making a political point of some kind, don't you think? Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-70903027088313634272023-12-04T17:54:04.432+00:002023-12-04T17:54:04.432+00:00If this is the same niece who does the history vid...If this is the same niece who does the history videos, she is a talented lady! The black sheep were surprisingly nice to sit and look at. Very calm and peaceful. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-54795702362681507242023-12-04T17:53:11.913+00:002023-12-04T17:53:11.913+00:00Yes, I agree they (or we) didn't seem to figur...Yes, I agree they (or we) didn't seem to figure much in the anthem. I am actually quite a royalist but this definitely goes too far in sucking up to one's "betters" for my taste. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-16710416152984167262023-12-01T17:32:22.686+00:002023-12-01T17:32:22.686+00:00What an interesting reply, Yoko. I listened to &qu...What an interesting reply, Yoko. I listened to "Kimigayo" and thought it dignified and melodious. I also like that it's not too long. The idea of "less is more" is increasingly interesting to me as I get older. Thanks also for the explanation of its meaning. I particularly like the idea of waiting till pebbles grow into boulders. I am very keen on music that i find inspirational in an elated or peaceful way. I don't always want to feel indignant or active! . I like the 40 Part Motet by Thomas Tallis . every melody line is ding by a separate voice. It is orderly and beautiful. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7937298116504825290.post-54021518068357674072023-11-30T01:24:50.034+00:002023-11-30T01:24:50.034+00:00Jenny, Paris is still on my list of to visit citie...Jenny, Paris is still on my list of to visit cities and now I know a few more interesting destinations to include. The music museum looks like it would be a place to spend a lot of time. The Philharmonie concert hall is indeed striking and at first glance, I thought it was a ship hull!Beatrice P. Boydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08281239556392874979noreply@blogger.com