{"content":[{"text":"Book Review: what to read in lockdown?","bbox":{"left":0.072217,"top":0.073022,"width":0.30527000000000004,"height":0.015660000000000007}},{"text":"5 Pour into the bread tin and bake for about 45 \n minutes or until a skewer inserted into the loaf \n comes out clean. \n 6 Serve the loaf warm or cold, spread with butter or \n cream cheese.","bbox":{"left":0.524568,"top":0.072737,"width":0.389922,"height":0.07923200000000002}},{"text":"The Mirror and the Light by Hilary Mantel. \n This is the third of her books about Thomas Cromwell \n at the court of Henry VIII. It is 800 pages long and not \n a word wasted, so not for the fainthearted. It is \n written from the perspective of Thomas Cromwell, as \n though the reader were a little worm in his head, \n privy to his thoughts and an observer of what he \n sees. It chronicles the period from the King’s third \n marriage, to Jane Seymour, to his fourth, to Anne of \n Cleves. The king is desperate to ensure the \n continuation of his dynasty; Thomas is at his most \n powerful but totally dependent on the king for his life \n and livelihood. Many people resent his power and \n (spoiler alert!) some finally betray him. Cromwell \n must steer the irrational, egotistical king through a \n quagmire of international conspiracies, social unrest \n and religious uncertainty. He describes his work as \n “playing chess in the dark, on a board made of jelly” \n For younger readers I recommend The Good Hawk by \n Joseph Elliott of TV’s Swashbuckle fame. Joseph \n wrote this book while on the Isle of Skye. It is a new \n fantasy fiction book for young people of 10 years and \n up and is exciting but rather gory, so some will love it. \n It is set in Scotland after a plague has wiped out most \n of the population. Very topical. Don’t go socialising \n just yet. This is the first in a series and I am looking \n forward to the next one!","bbox":{"left":0.072217,"top":0.099249,"width":0.40489200000000003,"height":0.43044099999999996}},{"text":"Nature notes: what to see during lockdown? \n May is a month of bounty. With the birds in full song, \n why not go out early for your daily exercise and \n experience the dawn chorus? Swallows are returning","bbox":{"left":0.524568,"top":0.163961,"width":0.40485399999999994,"height":0.07067900000000002}},{"text":"and later in the month screaming parties of swifts. \n Look out for orange-­‐tip butterflies and hedgerow \n plants such as frothy cow parsley and red campion. If \n you have a garden, try leaving a small area to go wild \n and see what grows or comes visiting. Remember to \n provide water (a large saucer will do) for visiting \n birds, insects and hedgehogs.","bbox":{"left":0.524568,"top":0.410264,"width":0.404964,"height":0.11144400000000004}},{"text":"Recipe: what to cook in lockdown?","bbox":{"left":0.072217,"top":0.541682,"width":0.2605569999999999,"height":0.015660000000000007}},{"text":"And finally: what to quote?","bbox":{"left":0.524568,"top":0.540827,"width":0.203905,"height":0.015660000000000007}},{"text":"Welsh Spiced Honey Loaf \n A simple cake using store cupboard ingredients: \n 1/4 pint (150 ml) boiling water \n 4 oz (100 g) caster sugar \n 4 level tablespoons runny honey \n 2 teaspoons mixed spice \n 8 oz (225 3) plain flour \n 1 level teaspoon baking powder \n Pinch of salt \n 1 level teaspoon bicarbonate of soda \n Method \n 1 Pre-­‐heat the oven to gas mark 3, 325°F (160°C) \n 2 Boil the water and \n stir in the honey. \n 3 Line a 2lb \n (1 kg) loaf tin. \n 4 Sieve the flour with \n the salt and add the \n sugar and spice. \n Using a wooden \n spoon, add the \n melted honey and \n water, beating until \n bubbles appear. Add the baking powder and bicarb.","bbox":{"left":0.072217,"top":0.569049,"width":0.38857700000000006,"height":0.38254900000000003}},{"text":"May and the Poets by Leigh Hunt \n There is May in books forever; \n May will part from Spenser never; \n May’s in Milton, May’s in Prior, \n May’s in Chaucer, Thomson, Dyer; \n May’s in all the Italian books:— \n She has old and modern nooks, \n Where she sleeps with nymphs and elves, \n In happy places they call shelves, \n And will rise and dress your rooms \n With a drapery thick with blooms. \n Come, ye rains, then if ye will, \n May’s at home, and with me still; \n But come rather, thou, good weather, \n And find us in the fields together.","bbox":{"left":0.524568,"top":0.568194,"width":0.31279899999999994,"height":0.23887200000000008}},{"text":"Memorial Garden \n The Diocese has now granted a faculty enabling us to \n extend the area available for interment of ashes in \n the Memorial Garden. Work to lay the gravel needed \n might begin during the latter half of May, closing the \n garden for a short period. Once we know dates for \n this we will display a notice giving details. Contact \n Eileen Palayiwa for more information.","bbox":{"left":0.524568,"top":0.820483,"width":0.404826,"height":0.127409}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.256446,"top":0.773973,"width":0.196291,"height":0.159047}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.256446,"top":0.773973,"width":0.196291,"height":0.159047}]}