Today is the day we must recall these fine words from Peter Hitchens, written in 2010 but still so relevant: I am actively hostile to the ‘New Year’, a celebration of nothing in particular. In that spirit, Happy New Year from all at The Dabbler! You can find that quote, and many more like ... Read More...
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After a semi-enforced August break, The Dabbler will be returning to normal service on Tuesday 1 September. Thank you for your patience. ... Read More...
Apologies for the interruption - we had a technical problem preventing us from adding new posts, and while we were fixing it we took the opportunity to make a few other little improvements. Normal Dabbler service will resume shortly. ... Read More...
We've teamed up with Artfinder - the online affordable art marketplace - to showcase artists who we think deserve to be seen by a wider audience. Our latest choice is Ramesh Jhawar, a watercolourist from India... Self-taught Indian artist Ramesh Jhawar has won several awards for his watercolours, including the Outstanding Watercolour ... Read More...
We've teamed up with Artfinder - the online affordable art marketplace - to showcase artists who we think deserve to be seen by a wider audience. Our latest choice is Rorie Nairn, a painter who specialises in landscape and the effects of light and weather... Artist Rorie Nairn travels throughout the UK ... Read More...
We've teamed up with Artfinder - the online affordable art marketplace - to showcase artists who we think deserve to be seen by a wider audience. Our second choice is Nicola Albon, whose candid photographs capture London life 'as it is lived'... Nicola says of her work: I started photographing at night ... Read More...
For a new series, we’ve teamed up with our friends at Artfinder to showcase works by artists who we think deserve to be seen by a wider audience. Artfinder is the online art marketplace which enables buyers to connect directly with independent artists to buy original works at affordable prices. They ... Read More...
Merry Christmas to all our readers! In lieu of a card, here are some Christmas memories from the Dabbler Editorial staff, plus some lovely music... Gaw - Arguments About War Some of my fondest Christmas memories are of the arguments (and I don’t mean rows). There was a golden period for arguing: two ... Read More...
To mark 11 November, a post from the archives in which some of the Dabblers select a favourite verse appropriate to the occasion... Brit - Seigfried Sassoon: Everyone Sang (1920) This gradually became my favourite of Sassoon's poems, then my favourite war poem, and is now just one of my favourite poems. ... Read More...
Welcome to the new and improved Dabbler! Yes we’re up and running again – apologies for the interruption to your cultural nourishment during the last few days. You’ll notice the site looks rather different. There will almost certainly be a few glitches that need ironing out. But the good news is that ... Read More...
