Well, if you have made it this far you deserve a treat and what better than this image of a rhubarb tart I captured on substack. Sadly, before I could catch the name of the poster the post disappeared, as they so often do, as with every passing day substack mimics facebook more and more.
Susan and I paid a visit today to the D H Lawrence Birthplace Museum in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, a few miles from where we live.
It was this poster which caught our attention some time ago but being us we did not get to the exhibition until its penultimate day!
On the first floor of the house one bedroom has been turned into a small exhibition area with a few chairs and monitor showing a 15 minute film from 2000 about the life of D H Lawrence, with references to how Eastwood continued to feature in his writing long after he had 'abandoned' the mining town.
Beyond the monitor are some of the 42 photographs in 'The Wonderful Women of Broxtowe' exhibition, which has at its first image a map of the Borough of Broxtowe.showing where the women live.
Broxtowe, as a council, was created in 1974 by the amalgamation of a collection of smaller councils (and may well disappear if plans to extend the present boundary of Nottingham City Council go ahead).
Of the 42 women in the exhibition I know four of them and have, in the past, worked closely with one of them, Janet Patrick. My connection is political. The others I know more in passing, but enough for us to say 'Hello' to one another.
The photographers had their work cut out when choosing who to photograph and give a short questionnaire to, which was used to create the text beside the portrait. They had three questions to answer: 1. Three words to describe their personality; 2. A very short autobiography and 3. A phrase that helps guide them through life.
It is a small exhibition which could be copied in many ways and was well worth going to see.
So, this is it for this week, beyond saying that Blogspot is not without its shortcomings, but at least I know this post will be loaded more easily easily than on substack.
Robert Howard🐰
