There's always something to see in town Slow Summer outings were defined like this: Choose a quirky/unusual destination in townGo and look at itTake photosGo for coffee and cakeGo home And that's exactly what we did. I wasn't trying to reinvent the wheel. I did, however, make great use of this book. Where possible, we … Continue reading Slow Summer And How We Did It In The Time Of COVID
Opposite the Canadian High Commission, Trafalgar Square The charity Tusk currently has a pride of lions spread across Central London - an art trail with a difference. Forty seven life-sized lion sculptures, designed and made by some of the planet’s foremost artists, musicians and sportspeople, are roaming streets around the city to highlight the threats … Continue reading The Tusk Lion Trail
The Mosaic House, West London The Mosaic House in West London's Chiswick is an Instagram staple. It's actually the home of artist Carrie Reichardt and when looking at it, I pondered several things ... Is it art?Do I like it?What has the 'art' done for the value of the property?What do the neighbours think? Rear … Continue reading Slow Summer | The Mosaic House
Was August awesome? Let's see what the numbers made of it: 11.5 days of having the decorator in the house 30 pieces of Happy Mail written, addressed and posted 33,745 steps walked by me on my busiest day of the month* 34 walks with Tilly The Boy received his 1st dose of the Pfizer vaccine … Continue reading Month in Numbers | August 2021
In what's become a summer tradition, we recently spent a long weekend in the South Lakeland town of Ulverston. The Cross, Market Street, Ulverston The beauty of Ulverston is that it never changes. Well, it does change, but not much from year to year ... and I say this as someone who has been going … Continue reading Northern Road Trip | Ulverston
The Churchill Arms, Kensington Church Street The Churchill Arms, in London's Kensington, is a traditional pub marked in summer by its beautiful award-winning floral displays. Fun Facts: The pub claims to be the first in Britain to serve Thai food (when the landlord back in 1985 teamed up with a Thai cook.)I've never set foot … Continue reading Slow Summer | The Churchill Arms
Too nice to actually sit on It was a week of horrendous traffic and overcast skies: We returned from our road trip to South LakelandThere was a lot of laundryThe Boy and I went on two Slow Summer outingsI tried to donate my 35th pint of blood but was turned away because not enough time … Continue reading Me on Monday
The statue of Diana, Princess of Wales was unveiled by her sons on 1 July and there was a lot of noise in the media about it. Is it okay for me to confess that I'm not certain I actually like it? Whatever. The statue can be found in the sunken garden at Kensington Palace … Continue reading Slow Summer | The Diana Statue
Sometimes I choose a Slow Summer outing as simply a way of making The Boy leave the house for a few hours. Hunting for London's last remaining sewer gas lamp was one such occasion ... The Webb Patent Sewer Lamp was invented in the 19th Century as a way of drawing off smells from underground … Continue reading Slow Summer | London’s Last Sewer Gas Lamp
A week of more torrential rain, bright yellow walls and a road trip: There were 3 more days of redecorationI purchased lamp shades that I didn't think The Brainy One and The Boy would think much of. They both surprised meThe Boy and I discovered some more of London's secrets during Slow Summer outingsWe headed … Continue reading Me on Monday
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