A monthly miscellany from books, art, history and memories, usually with a theme for the 1st of the month. Ceramics and some English worthies are often featured.
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Tuesday, 7 August 2012
A Merry Friendship
"If all be true that I do think
There are five reasons we should drink;
Good wine -- a friend -- or being dry --
Or lest we should be by and by --
Or any other reason why."
H. Aldrich, Lustre Jug inscription 1780
Kettle's Yard, Cambridge
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