There’s no getting away from it, the coronavirus sucks like an empty Dyson. You don’t need me to tell you that. But, in the spirit of art historian Dr Janina Ramirez – the gloriously, contagiously, fabulously eternal optimist – there is always a flip side. While physical festivals and lectures have been put on hold since March, Janina has been bringing us a stream of virtual talks via YouTube, BBC iPlayer and other online sites. And they’ve been brilliant: enlightening, entertaining talks on subjects such as art history, ritual objects and goddesses, brought straight to our sofas.
As social distancing’s still a ‘thing’, Janina and I are using that other technological saviour, Zoom, to catch up... and I almost, almost feel like I’m with her in the sunshine of her beautiful Oxfordshire garden.
Janina – known to most simply as ‘Nina’ – is a force of nature, and what a force. Recently celebrating her 40th birthday, she has packed an astonishing amount into those years.
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Gloucestershire After The War
Discovering the county’s Arts and Crafts memorials of the First World War
THE WILD SIDE OF Moreton-in-Marsh
The days are getting shorter but there’s plenty of reasons to be cheerful, says Sue Bradley, who discovers how a Cotswolds town is becoming more wildlife-friendly and pots up some bulbs for an insect-friendly spring display
Mr Ashbee would approve
In the true spirit of the Arts & Crafts Movement, creativity has kept the Chipping Campden community ticking over during lockdown
The Cotswolds at war
These might be peaceful hills and vales, but our contribution to the war effort was considerable
Trust in good, local food
‘I’ve been following The Country Food Trust’s activities with admiration since it was founded’
Why Cath is an open book
Cath Kidston has opened up almost every nook and cranny of her Cotswold idyll in a new book, A Place Called Home. Katie Jarvis spoke to Cath ahead of her appearance at this year’s Stroud Book Festival STROUD BOOK FESTIVAL – THIS YEAR FREE AND ONLINE: NOVEMBER 4-8
From the Cotswolds to the world
Most people know that the Cotswolds have featured in a fair few Hollywood movies and TV series.
The Wild Hunt
In search of the legendary King Herla in the Malvern Hills
Fighting spirit amid the flowers
Tracy Spiers visits Warwick, a beautiful town that is open for business and ready to welcome visitors
Final journey
Cheltenham author and volunteer on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (GWSR), Nicolas Wheatley, recounts the fascinating story of funeral trains