Tag Archives: Mary Martin

Cornwall and Port Sunlight

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Nigel Smith

Mary Martin held her biennial art exhibition recently, from 29 May to 5 June, in its usual location, St Dominic village hall. I first went to an exhibition of hers about 20 years ago, by chance driving past on the … Continue reading →

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Silver River by Virginia Spiers, with paintings by Mary Martin

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Nigel Smith

I’ve been waiting for this for a while and today my copy arrived, and it was worth the wait – it’s a lovely book, published by the Tamar Valley AONB. Virginia Spiers has been writing Guardian Country Diaries since 1994, … Continue reading →

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Silver River by Virginia Spiers & Mary Martin

Posted on November 5, 2010 by Nigel Smith

I always look forward to Virginia Spiers’s Country Diary articles in The Guardian, and am always particularly pleased when they describe her native Tamar Valley, as this is an area I am very fond of. I also look forward to … Continue reading →

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