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: Dulwich
Dog Gone (To Pot)
Blogger Barb Taub had a dog/drug experience recently which triggered a buried memory. Now it’s bubbled to the surface, I think it is time I confessed My name is Geoff and I drugged my dog We need to go back … Continue reading
Snow Doubt About It
There are days when getting outside for a walk is a struggle. Too many jobs to do, that awkward call to make, the badly scheduled appointment. And then there’s snow. We don’t get a lot of snow in South London. … Continue reading
Snow Going Back #walking
I’m fixated with cake. Coffee too, but mostly cake. A day like we had this last week, what with the snow and cold means Dog and I need an incentive to be outside and cake does it. That and the … Continue reading
Posted in cake, dogs, Dulwich, miscellany, walking
Tagged cake, chocolate ganache, Dulwich Woods, walking
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A reprise and Dog
It’s cold I’m drinking coffee on the hoof and Dog is cold. So why not a little tale with attitude from a year ago via Post Pied Piper #microfiction
The Book of Trees #dulwich #trees #villagelife #poetry
I live in a part of South London that is full of trees. The other day I got hold of this. It is hand drawn and shows the position of many unique and rare species of tree in my neighbourhood. … Continue reading
It’s A Sign
When I was a child a new set of street signs came out, following one of those Commissions that are beloved of governments who give sinecures to old white males who might otherwise have opinions and voice them. My favourite … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, Dulwich, humour, London, miscellany, thought piece
Tagged Brockwell Park, Herne Hill, Monty Python, signage
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Painting a Love Story #streetart #dulwich festival #shortstory
Over the weekend Dulwich festival has included a local street art tour and commissioned a new piece for the entrance to the long disused Crystal Palace High level railway tunnel in Sydenham Hill Woods. I took some pictures and a story sort of emerged (with apologies … Continue reading
Posted in art, Dulwich, miscellany, short story, street art
Tagged #streetart, Dulwich, Sydenham Hill woods
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D is for Dulwich #atozchallenge
‘The house I have taken,’ said Mr. Pickwick, ‘is at Dulwich. It has a large garden, and is situated in one of the most pleasant spots near London. It has been fitted up with every attention to substantial comfort; perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in A to Z blogging challenge, art, Dulwich, London, miscellany, street art
Tagged #atozchallenge, #streetart, A to Z blogging challenge, Dulwich, London
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Three Greens
Friday was beautiful and Dog insisted. You know how he can get. Lead crazy. So it’s off on a circle to enjoy the three green spaces that form a crescent moon of a walk. They are all different, all with … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, Dulwich, miscellany, walking
Tagged Belair Park, Dulwich, Dulwich Woods, Jo's Monday Walks, Sydenham Hill woods, walking
20 Comments
Re imagining the Olympics
I live in London, close but not too close to the smoking sink of sin that is the City. We have a decent sized garden (actually bloody huge for around here). And we have wildlife. Once a hedgehog crossed the … Continue reading
