
I don't usually get around to wrapping gifts very attractively, but I was kind of chuffed with the way this one came out, using a recycled trade show poster and some Chinese-made dolls I bought from a stall in Hay's Galleria:

And how cool is this! After teasing him about butt nuts in the last post,

Today in the tube I saw a poster for a free exhibition of all sorts of skeletons dug up under London.

And Caption photos keep coming in, here are some more by
Brian Sibley has written a heart-felt and fascinating tribute on his blog to Pauline Baynes, illustrator of many books I grew up with, including the Narnia Chronicles, who died the Friday before last. I'm sure many people will remember her work very fondly, and Brian's fortunate to have known her so well.