Oh, what a damned bore!” Virginia Woolf, 39, had written to a friend this past summer. She had been ill—and not working—for so long. But now that it is autumn, with lovely weather and long walks out here in the countryside, she is feeling better and writing better than before. Monk’s House, Rodmell Virginia and […]
“Such Friends”: 100 years ago, late September, 1921, Monk’s House, Rodmell, East Sussex — SuchFriends Blog
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Virginia Woolf at Monk’s House in 1921
Posted in Blogroll, Bloomsbury, Monk's House, tagged Just Friends, Kathleen Dixon Donnelly, Monk's House, Virginia Woolf on Wednesday 29 September 2021| 1 Comment »
A review of Woolf Works on the SuchFriends Blog
Posted in Virginia Woolf, Woolf events, tagged Kathleen Dixon Donnelly, Royal Ballet, Such Friends Blog, Virginia Woolf, Wayne McGregor, Woolf Works on Monday 6 February 2017| 1 Comment »
Kathleen Dixon Donnelly of the Such Friends blog has reviewed the Royal Ballet’s current production of Woolf Works. Since we aren’t located across the Pond and haven’t had the opportunity to attend, we are reblogging Kathleen’s review here. Thanks, Kathleen!
On tour with Virginia Woolf
Posted in Blogging Woolf, Travels with Virginia Woolf, Virginia Woolf, tagged audio walking tours, Kathleen Dixon Donnelly, literary tours, Such Friends Blog, Virginia Woolf travels on Friday 8 January 2016| Leave a Comment »
Kathleen Dixon Donnelly, blogger at Such Friends, organized a customized, three-day Virginia Woolf trip for two American visitors last year and is willing to do it again — or a similar trip — for those with a literary jaunt on their wish list.

Kathleen Dixon Donnelly (right) of Such Friends stopped off in Ohio to visit Blogging Woolf last summer. We met for lunch at an iconic Akron restaurant, Bob’s Hamburg.
The trip through Sussex and Kent involved visits to:
- Sissinghurst Castle, once owned by Virginia’s friend and lover, Vita Sackville-West,
- Monk’s House, where Virginia and Leonard lived for many years, and
- Charleston farmhouse, where Virginia’s sister, painter Vanessa Bell hosted the Bloomsbury group.
Feedback from her guided travelers included this quote:
Kathleen was a wonderfully competent guide who made sure that every aspect of the trip was beautifully organized but also allowed for the serendipitous surprises that made our trip so special. We thoroughly enjoyed her company and hope to join her and Tony (her charming husband, and gallant driver) for another adventure in the future.
Dixon-Donnelly has also put together an audio walking tour of the Bloomsbury section of London, which is available from VoiceMap at Bloomsbury Group audio walking tour.
If you’re going to be in London, you can download it to your mobile and her voice will guide you through the streets using GPS and VoiceMap’s software.
This year, Dixon-Donnelly may also plan a literary walking tour of Paris.
To learn more about her tours, email her at kaydee@gypsyteacher.com.
Doings of the Bloomsbury friends
Posted in Bloomsbury, tagged Bloomsbury Group, Kathleen Dixon Donnelly, Such Friends Blog, Virginia Woolf on Wednesday 18 February 2015| 2 Comments »
Blogger Kathleen Dixon Donnelly, who writes about famous literary friends on the Such
- Leonard Woolf in Ceylon in 1906
- Clive Bell’s proposal to Vanessa Stephen in 1906
- Thursday evening gatherings at 46 Gordon Square in 1905
- Duncan Grant and his painting in 1906
- The Apostles at Cambridge in 1902
- The Stephen siblings move from Hyde Park Gate in 1904
- The Stephen sisters’ visit to their brother Thoby’s quarters at Cambridge in 1901
Essays from Woolfians greet the new year
Posted in art, art exhibits, Bloomsbury, On Being Ill, Vanessa Bell, Woolf online, Woolf sightings, tagged Alice Lowe, Bloomsbury Group, Duncan Grant, Hogarth Press, Kathleen Dixon Donnelly, On Being Ill, Roger Fry, SuchFriends blog, Vanessa Bell, Virginia Woolf on Tuesday 1 January 2013| Leave a Comment »
Blogging Woolf is back from a holiday hiatus made longer by a bout with On Being Ill — the virus, not the Virginia Woolf essay published in 1930 by the Hogarth Press. But now that we are back, we recommend a couple of essays for your edification in this new year.
Donnelly promises to post updates all year on what was happening to writers in 1913. You can also check out the Such Friends page on Facebook.
The second is Blogging Woolf contributor Alice Lowe‘s latest published work, “On the Road Again,” which appears in the current issue of The Feathered Flounder.
Related articles
- Woolf-inspired journal launched – in print (bloggingwoolf.wordpress.com)