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• Swain's Lane and Highgate

  

  (This is the continuation of my last post)So where was I? Oh yes, I exited Waterlow Park and turned right up the hill towards Highgate Village.Immediately I... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Accentuate the Positive – Three Nice Things on the No.19 Bus Route

  

  The nicest way to get from Finsbury Park to Battersea Bridge (north side) is to relax and enjoy the view from the top deck of a No. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Tufnell and Dartmouth and Waterlow Parks

  

  Out for a afternoon stroll recently, I found myself at the Tufnell Park Station junction. Crossing into Dartmouth Park Hill to take a snap of the Boston Arms... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Buy a Gun for Peace One Day

  

  If you ever fancied buying a decommissioned and customised Colt M-16 assault rifle whilst helping to raise money for a good cause, now's the time to get your... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Grayson Perry: Who Are You? at the National Portrait Gallery

  

  There is still plenty of time to follow the trail around the NPG to see fourteen works created by the multi-talented Mr Perry in conjunction with his Channel 4... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Are These Connected?

  

  On the top deck of a bus going along Piccadilly recently I noticed this building:So I pondered if it is in some way connected to a similar building in Upper... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Drink Water for Free – Find-a-Fountain

  

  I am still bemused as to why people buy water in plastic bottles from the supermarkets and then lug them all the way home. The water that comes out of out the... Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• 'Drawn By Light' and 'Making Life Worth Living' at The Science Museum

  

  Wandering down Exhibition Road, marvelling at how the partial pedestrianistation has been a big success, I noticed that the boards have been removed from the... Read more

  Posted on 07 January 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Happy New Year... and a Positive Resolution

  

  Whoosh! Is it just me, or did 2014 fly by very quickly indeed?Happy New Year from some of my favourite ghostsignsHovis, Haig, Dunphy, Supper, Brymay, Pring,... Read more

  Posted on 01 January 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Bottles and Bricks on Battersea Beach

  

  Every now and then I get a group of friends together and we go for what I call "A Forage on the Foreshore".Yesterday the weather was forecast as 6ºC but bright... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Jane's Connect. What Links These Pics?

  

  here's a little quiz for Christmas, though unlike these cards it has got nothing to do with the time of year or Christmas at all.All of the above are in... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Bring Your Own Christmas in Aid of Crisis

  I am a bit late posting about this as it is sold out already, but what a great idea.Grub Club BYOC is aimed at lonely food loving travellers and singletons –... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Victoria Memorial

  

  At the top of the Mall, in the middle of the road directly outside Buckingham Palace is a Grade I listed monument that most Londoners usually ignore or use as... Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Wreaths and Round Things

  

  A couple of weeks ago I joined a group of blogging friends for one of Flor Unikon's Christmas wreath making classes.As you can see, my wreath was far from... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Black Friday and Small Business Saturday

  

  Today is Black Friday, so named because as the first shopping day after Thanksgiving in the States it marks the start of the Christmas shopping season. Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• From the Forest to the Sea – Emily Carr in British Columbia

  

  This intriguing exhibition about one of Canada's best-loved artists has just opened at the Dulwich Picture Gallery.Emily Carr spent a great part of her life in... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Stonecutter Street – AKA Treecutter Street

  

  Earlier this year I was on my way to one of the monthly London Historians get togethers in the Hoop Grapes on Farringdon Street when I stopped in my tracks... Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• It's Here, It's There, It's Every Bloody Where

  

  I recently went for a walk around the Fenchurch Street area of the City, popping into churches, investigating little streets and alleys and admiring old... Read more

  Posted on 11 November 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• A Walk Around the Cheynes

  

  Just some pics I took in the little area of Chelsea that borders the Thames.It's a really interesting area close to the lovely Chelsea Physic Garden. Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Poppies at The Tower of London – Ends 11th November

  

  Blood Swept Lands and Seas of RedJust a reminder if you haven't been to see the expanding flood of poppies yet, they will very soon fill the whole moat and... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS