Tag Archives: Tales From The City

Doors- Greenwich

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Walking down from the train station towards the centre of Greenwich, this door grabbed my attention. I loved how the red just bolted out from the yellow bricks. The windows gave me pause..the new double glazed windows just lack the … Continue reading

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Tales from the City- The Bank Holiday

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I used to love Bank Holidays, but now I just wish them over. I get too grumpy. The train is fuller, ( well more crowded than normal), the shops are extra crammed, and anywhere where there is a threat of … Continue reading

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Doors- Battersea London

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What struck me about these two doors is how identical the two properties were and the strong desire for individuality. In this case personal taste was expressed by the colour choice of the doors, and the state and type of … Continue reading

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Tales from the City- A lost art deco table at Eltham Palace

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I love art deco. It was just my luck that I was able to go to Eltham Palace the very day the Art Deco Fair was on. Eltham Palace is a modernist’s heaven mixed with ancient History. Hidden away in … Continue reading

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Tales from the City- Don’t get minty with me!

It’s confession time. I eavesdrop. I do it quite well. I go out, sip a glass of wine and appear to be fully engaged at my table, all the while, my left ear has stretched three inches and is listening … Continue reading

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Lord Love a Duck or what am I going on about?

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There are expressions you grow up with and have no idea where they came from, or what they really mean, you just use them.  Such is the case of Lord, love a duck!  I quite often come into the kitchen to … Continue reading

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Tales from the City- The Black Dog of Death, or a day out at Leeds.

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Leeds Castle is the stuff of fairy tales. It is a castle of breathtaking beauty and surprises. But, I have to say up front, I would rather take a picnic basket and enjoy the grounds rather than the interior of … Continue reading

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The Great Summer Flu -or- Ted’s not dishing out the chicken soup!

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Why is it that sometimes it just feels so good to whine? I am dying. I don’t feel good. Why is this happening to me?  Ted took one look at me and my constant stream of complaints and hightailed it … Continue reading

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Tales from the City- The Penguincubator rediscovered at Charing Cross!

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When I was down beside the sea, a wooden spade they gave to me to dig the sandy shores….That was the first poem I ever memorised along with another, a really odd choice, the melancholic poem by Verlaine.. Il pleure … Continue reading

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Tales from the City- Time to slow down and enjoy the big stink!

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One of the things that I love about London is that there is always a new discovery waiting just around the corner. This time I thought I had found my own little treasure, but apparently all my friends already knew … Continue reading

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