Lover of books, art, music, film, theatre. Reader of history. Traveller. Explorer of old cemeteries. Tea enthusiast and advocate for a proper brew. Loving life on Vancouver Island but always happy visiting London. 🏳️‍🌈https://bsky.app/profile/d-edwardc.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/d-edwardc.bsky.social/post/3lis2o5dtok2sFun knowing all the songs in the top 20. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Feb 2025 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:lpppgf7ki6is57faakq33afe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lis2o5dtok2shttps://bsky.app/profile/d-edwardc.bsky.social/post/3lirzkksx5c2xTrying out the tulip vase I bought in Amsterdam last autumn. I like the drama created by the swoop and curls. #tulips #flowers #springtime22 Feb 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:lpppgf7ki6is57faakq33afe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lirzkksx5c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/d-edwardc.bsky.social/post/3lif6xs5xp22lLooking forward to sitting down and listening to this podcast thank you @thegentleauthor.bsky.social for bringing it to my attention. cockneyyiddish.org https://cockneyyiddish.org/17 Feb 2025 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:lpppgf7ki6is57faakq33afe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lif6xs5xp22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/d-edwardc.bsky.social/post/3lhi4ncjes22dTook a walk through Victoria’s Beacon Hill Park and just had to get a picture of that splash of red amidst the winter landscape.06 Feb 2025 03:15 +0000at://did:plc:lpppgf7ki6is57faakq33afe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhi4ncjes22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/d-edwardc.bsky.social/post/3lgnuy5qasc2yThis portrait painted in 1892 by Edvard Munch has a second portrait hidden within it. On the bottom right of the sleeve he painted two figures embracing in the moonlight. The reason remains unknown. Thanks to The Observer for the source material. #munch #art #portraits26 Jan 2025 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:lpppgf7ki6is57faakq33afe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgnuy5qasc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/d-edwardc.bsky.social/post/3lefh33wlss2sJust came across these two lovelies. I feel like they were just about to duet to Endless Love. #birds #yyj #islandlife28 Dec 2024 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:lpppgf7ki6is57faakq33afe/app.bsky.feed.post/3lefh33wlss2shttps://bsky.app/profile/d-edwardc.bsky.social/post/3le4kvihrd22lFor my #Christmas post, I thought I’d use this photo I took of Moore’s 1983 sculpture, “Mother and Child:Hood” during my wander through #StPauls. I felt a wonderful sense of warmth and love when I first saw it. #London25 Dec 2024 08:42 +0000at://did:plc:lpppgf7ki6is57faakq33afe/app.bsky.feed.post/3le4kvihrd22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/d-edwardc.bsky.social/post/3le2hosirz22jSt Paul’s detail. #London24 Dec 2024 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:lpppgf7ki6is57faakq33afe/app.bsky.feed.post/3le2hosirz22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/d-edwardc.bsky.social/post/3ldsigb4wic2zHey @museumbums.bsky.social I came across this bum at the Drawing the Italian Renaissance exhibition by Pelligrino Tibaldi (c.1548) and thought of you guys.21 Dec 2024 08:31 +0000at://did:plc:lpppgf7ki6is57faakq33afe/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldsigb4wic2z