The Sincerest For Of Poetry
Apprenticed To My Mother
Walking Into Trouble
Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle
The Last Will Of Sven Andersen
Booms And Busts
Buster & Moo
Salisbury Square
My Father and Other Liars
Life In A Conversation
Life, in a Grain of Sand
Life In A Flash
Category Archives: buildings
L.I.F.E. is a four letter acronym
I suppose acronyms have been with us forever. This is a little known section from the First Folio version of Romeo and Juliet: Romeo: She loves me, Mercutio. Mercutio (swiping right): Like BFFs? Romeo: Better, she’s… Mercutio (showing Romeo a … Continue reading
Posted in buildings, family, humour, miscellany
Tagged acronyms, Dulwich, Dulwich Estate, Leasehold Enfranchisement Act 1967, Poundbury
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Going Underground: why underground stations can make me smile #architecture #artdeco
Warning: don’t be offended by the clip at the end but it is VERY rude so should you not like to hear certain words that have a long Anglo Saxon history but have recently been found to cause a degree of … Continue reading
Posted in buildings, miscellany, transport, travel
Tagged arnos grove, bounds green, gants hill, london underground, mornington crescent, south kensington, southgate, strand
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U is for the Utilities #atozchallenge
Now please don’t ignore this, just for the title. You see I find the services that keep a city like London going completely fascinating. At its most basic we need water and we need to rid ourselves of waste. I … Continue reading
Posted in A to Z blogging challenge, buildings, London, miscellany
Tagged #atozchallenge, A to Z blogging challenge, London, utilities
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Village Life
An email came in yesterday, reminding me of April’s A to Z blogging challenge. You write a post a day (except Sundays) in April, each day using the next letter of the alphabet as the prompt. They can be themed … Continue reading
Brixton: a place of continuity and change
One thing I adore about living in London is that I’m connected here by family links going back over at least 120 years. And I’m even more connected to the small grubby part of South London around Brixton. When I … Continue reading
Posted in buildings, London, memoires, miscellany, sculpture
Tagged Avenue street lights, bon marche brixton, Brixton, electric avenue, lambeth, London, riots 12011, riots 1981, riots 1985, sus laws, Vivienne Westwood
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Does London Deserve Shakespeare?
If you did a straw poll and asked around the world to name a famous Englishman the chances are Shakespeare would appear in the top five. While we know he was born (and died) in Stratford on Avon, to a … Continue reading
Kia-Ora days one and two glass bridges and a prickly pair
We made it. Me from London via Singapore and the Lawyer via LA and Tahiti from Lima. I brought us a mascot. We’re a wee bit dozy so decided on a walk around the Quay area. We found the university … Continue reading
Posted in art, buildings, food, miscellany, natural history, New Zealand, sculpture
Tagged Art, Auckland, Fashion, New Zealand, Sky Tower
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My love affair with Bristol
In March 1977 I plucked up courage and asked a fellow law student if she knew Mel Brooks. The fabulously mad film director had just brought out Silent Movie and it had reached British cinemas. The perfect first date. She … Continue reading
Posted in Bristol, buildings, families, memoires, miscellany, street art, walking
Tagged Ashton Gate, Bristol, Clifton Suspension Bridge, Mel Brooks, Street Art
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