The hole in the wall
A little boy looks into a dry stone wall and imagines who might inhabit it. Poem with illustrations. A6 softback (postcard size) 24 pages.
Words and illustrations by Ann Perrin
Produced by The Dry Stone Walling Education ProjectThe Puppeteers Daughter
The poems explore the complexity of life as the daughter of marionette makers and performers. There are poems concerned with life, love and loss, also the seaside, artists, allotments and the eccentricities of life.
Buy now - £6.60Don’t Throw Away the Daisies (illustrated)
Ann’s poetry covers the big topics of love and death with originality. Take for instance the title poem which is full of surprises yet also wonderfully poignant.
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Remembrance Sunday – Grandpa’s War – a poem.
It seemed to me my grandparents had not really recovered from the effects of the Great War before the Second World War arrived. Grandpa had been discharged due to shell shock and the effects … Continue reading
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An Open house with bears!
Artists Open Houses weekends and Bank Holidays 30th April to 30th May. Hey what about TheBigForest Emporium a house with a special interest in bears! Stand alone bears made in felt. Mr Bejamin Rowling and Mrs Michael … Continue reading
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The Kipling Gardens in all their glory
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Happy New Year to Everyone.
. . .from popular posts in 2014 … Continue reading
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They came, they saw and I guess we all conquered.
Out of storage they came, the marionettes from the ‘Oh What a Lovely War’ feature film and their conservation is now more or less completed. Some of the soldiers helmets needed a few pieces of horse hair which is an … Continue reading
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Never mind the Christmas shopping.
Goodness knows how many days it is to Christmas, numeracy was never my strong point. My eldest son Robin took me to Polhill Farm Shop in Sevenoaks not far from his cottage on Thursday and I bought enough food to … Continue reading
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Back to the drawing board – ‘Oh What a Lovely War’
With some new interest in our marionettes Paul and I found ourselves getting one or two out of storage and tidying them up.We even had to beg a friend with a horse for a bit hair from his tail! … Continue reading
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Horse poo comes in handy!
This horse poo is three years old they call it manure and we can collect it for £2.50 a wheel barrel load from a huge heap on the allotment. Lucky me, today Nicky youngest grandson lent a hand. But … Continue reading
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Ann Perrin 