Ann Fonsweer

 A gentleman in Bedfordshire was listening to Cambridge105 Radio ,   and heard a mention of a reprint of The Summer Diary of a Lady Artist . He had lived in Apple Limeway briefly (where the events in the diary take place) so he investigated further and found an image on the title page of the book . Summer Diary of a Lady Artist frontispiece. Something struck him about the "logo", presumably of the publishing company: Two Sisters Publishing . Two Sisters Publishing logo It reminded him of something, something his grandfather had, an old black and white photo. He contacted me by email (at ckfonsweer@gmail.com ), with the scanned photo attached: Ann Fonsweer's cabinet?   The photo is old and the photographer was inexpert but it is clear what reminded him of the logo of Two Sisters Publishing. The gentleman thinks the photograph was taken in the 1950s or 1960s. It seems to be a (wooden?) cabinet, but what is inside is impossible to guess. And why his grandfather took a photo ...

 This photo seems to show the location of the Ann Fonsweer Archive. (Ann Fonsweer wrote what was to become The Summer Diary of a Lady Artist , an account of revenge and cougar love.) The "archive" was actually a drawer in a lawyer's office in Edinburgh. Ann Fonsweer Archive, 195? It is thought that the office was in the rooms above the shops, the ones with the arched windows. It was in this archive that new drawings, unseen for decades were discovered. There was also the strange discovery of a cut-out hand a little smaller than an inch in size:   It could be that Fonsweer used templates for some of her drawings, because there are quite a few figures with hands very similar to the one shown above. Presumably the actual template (the hand shaped hole) has been lost, but she, or someone for her, kept what had been cut out. For example on page 19:   The Summer Diary of a Lady Artist is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com .   Fonsweer's "Crimes" Doycroft...

 A friend recently said that she'd seen a condescending reference to Ann Fonsweer in the book Marshal Edwards Patron of the Arts by H Christopher. I asked for more detail, and she had meant to take some notes and then had forgot, she was in a rush to catch a train! They were both living in Cambridge in 1935, but he was at the University, Trinity College, and she was living in Apple Limeway. A reprint of The Summer Diary of a Lady Artist is available from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com , ISBN 978-1-4466-7410-9. Contact: ckfonsweer@gmail.com

 This photo shows the interior of the St. John's church, Apple Limeway. St. John's Church Apple Limeway, Cambridgeshire, 1930 circa Here is a postcard which shows the exterior of the church:  Ann mentions the church in her diary: Sunday 14th July 1935 I went to church this morning. I walked there with the Sisters and smiled at everybody. I looked at the stained glass as I always do, ignored the sermon and just thought. It is hard to tell what the Sisters believe. There is a slight air of superiority when they sit on their pew. But they live together in a cottage as small as mine. It has occurred to me that there is only one bedroom. They must sleep in the same room. So what are they superior about?   I contrived to walk back with them. I asked them how they ended up in this village in that cottage. They told me a vague story about a father and a small legacy and Linda’s love of gardening. A reprint of The Summer Diary of a Lady Artist ( An illustrated novel of cougar lov...