Stephen Lumb
@stevevdv.bsky.social
I live in a village, Upper Sheringham in North Norfolk UK, with my husband. We are craft makers and run a business together. I love art, writing, poetry, history, architecture, ruins, reading and brisk walks in nature. To give a whiff of my perfume.
There are times when life can feel as though it's been consumed by redecorating.
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SHERINGHAM DIARY No 136 - The Nordic Cotton Dream Team
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February 12, 2026 at 2:20 PM
There are times when life can feel as though it's been consumed by redecorating.
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Just my own small tribute to the rhythmic and production genius that was Sly Dunbar, who died last week.
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SIX OF THE BEST - Sly Dunbar
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February 6, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Just my own small tribute to the rhythmic and production genius that was Sly Dunbar, who died last week.
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2026 PLAYLIST - No 5 - God, Protect Me From My Enemies by SAULT
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February 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Came across this track from the album of the same name, Jessie Buckley's voice is marvellous.
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2026 PLAYLIST - No 4 - For All Our Days That Tear The Heart - Jesse Buckley & Bernard Butler
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January 29, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Came across this track from the album of the same name, Jessie Buckley's voice is marvellous.
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A brilliant song and video about the end of a live affair, that is simultaneously a comment on the loveless state of our society.
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2026 PLAYLIST - No 3 - The Death of Love by James Blake
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January 27, 2026 at 2:44 PM
A brilliant song and video about the end of a live affair, that is simultaneously a comment on the loveless state of our society.
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A grown up woman tries to find out what happened to her murdered birth mother thirty years ago, and stirs up trouble for herself. A brilliantly told tale.
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FINISHED READING - The Less Dead by Denise Mina
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January 26, 2026 at 5:33 AM
A grown up woman tries to find out what happened to her murdered birth mother thirty years ago, and stirs up trouble for herself. A brilliantly told tale.
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A heart rendingly beautiful reinterpretation of a stark little song.
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2026 PLAYLIST - No 2 - When It's Cold I WantTo Die - Moby ft Jacob Lusk.
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January 26, 2026 at 5:30 AM
A heart rendingly beautiful reinterpretation of a stark little song.
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You know it is not unknown that I find a book pisses me off too much. And this was one of them.
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UNFINISHED READING - Beliefism by Paul Dolan
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January 25, 2026 at 12:16 PM
You know it is not unknown that I find a book pisses me off too much. And this was one of them.
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A band that is the definition of quirky, whose output I ocassionally like.
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2026 PLAYLIST - No 1 - I Hit My Head All Day by Dry Cleaning
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January 25, 2026 at 12:13 PM
A band that is the definition of quirky, whose output I ocassionally like.
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A sad and moving movie about obe woman's realisation she has lived a self deluded life. Pamela Anderson I'd fabulous in this.
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SCREEN SHOT - The Last Showgirl (2024)
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January 18, 2026 at 5:38 PM
A sad and moving movie about obe woman's realisation she has lived a self deluded life. Pamela Anderson I'd fabulous in this.
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What is new, what is currently being read, and done oldies that keep getting over looked. Oh, and a Duck Light.
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RISING UP MY DUCK PILE - January 2026
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January 18, 2026 at 4:01 PM
What is new, what is currently being read, and done oldies that keep getting over looked. Oh, and a Duck Light.
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The Winterval can be full of lethargy and initiative fighting it out for supremacy.
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SHERINGHAM DIARY No 136 - Whirled Peas
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January 15, 2026 at 5:47 PM
The Winterval can be full of lethargy and initiative fighting it out for supremacy.
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A book that is just the sort of thing I find fascinating. A forensic psychologist explains what she has learnt about humanity through working with serial killers, pedophiles and other individuals, who get referred to as 'evil monsters'.
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FÍNISHED READING - The Devil You Know by Gwen Adshead & Eileen Horne
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January 12, 2026 at 7:31 AM
A book that is just the sort of thing I find fascinating. A forensic psychologist explains what she has learnt about humanity through working with serial killers, pedophiles and other individuals, who get referred to as 'evil monsters'.
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A recent poem about how somewhere in the rush to judgement we stop listening.
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POEM - Shaking Our Superior Head
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January 10, 2026 at 7:14 PM
A recent poem about how somewhere in the rush to judgement we stop listening.
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FINISHED READING - The Shortest History of Japan by Lesley Downer
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January 10, 2026 at 7:13 PM
An unexpectedly griping and addictive docu-drama from the BBC.
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WATCHED - Titanic Sinks Tonight
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December 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
An unexpectedly griping and addictive docu-drama from the BBC.
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I struggled engaging with this, really interesting subject matter, but ruined by a persistent supercilious and self righteous tone.
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FINISHED READING - Domination by Alice Roberts
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December 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I struggled engaging with this, really interesting subject matter, but ruined by a persistent supercilious and self righteous tone.
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A bit of personal reflection on whether we are ever truly ourselves. And what is that anyway?
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MY OWN WALKING - Winterval Journal 2025/26
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December 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM
A bit of personal reflection on whether we are ever truly ourselves. And what is that anyway?
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Finally, I reached the end of this compendious volume. Even a much lauded poet, like Merwin, was variable in the quality of his output. From the good, to the slight, to the brilliant.
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FINISHED READING - W.S.Merwin - Migration
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December 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Finally, I reached the end of this compendious volume. Even a much lauded poet, like Merwin, was variable in the quality of his output. From the good, to the slight, to the brilliant.
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A great set of lectures that neatly encapsulate the civilisational state we are in,and what needs to happen in order to prevent the immoral world views of techno - fascism completely taking over.
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FAVE RAVE - Rutger Bregman - The 2025 Reith Lectures
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December 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
A great set of lectures that neatly encapsulate the civilisational state we are in,and what needs to happen in order to prevent the immoral world views of techno - fascism completely taking over.
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In which Russel Tovey takes his shirt off in the service of mankind.
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WATCHED - The War Between The Land And The Sea
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December 23, 2025 at 4:04 AM
In which Russel Tovey takes his shirt off in the service of mankind.
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