Write on- When is the old murder still new?

I have a yellowed smoke attacked copy of Sir Quiller-Couch’s tome, On The Art of Writing. It was first published in 1916 and I own the “new edition” of 1943,  still a rather long time ago. The “On the Art … Continue reading →

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The incredible amazing sushi hood

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One of my favourite meals consists of a good cup of green tea,  a dish of natto  maki and seaweed. Normally I am too busy to look up from my chop sticks, but this I did. Wow talk about overkill. … 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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Write on- oh those lovely new expressions!

I love how English changes and evolves and have total compassion for those trying to learn it. How many of our words have multiple meanings; i.e., Red, read, read, There Their etc. So when I come upon a new expression, … Continue reading →

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New Orleans, Jazz and Donkeys

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Earlier this year I was lucky enough to visit New Orléans again. I fell in love with the charm of the city, the numerous art galleries, and even though it was too short a trip, I managed a few photos to … 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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It can’t be true, post number 50? oh, so many more to go….

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They say when you are doing something you really enjoy, time doesn’t exist. I just posted Tales From The City- Mucking about in Caves and noticed it was post number 50! Wow! Things are moving along! I am still a … Continue reading →

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Tales from the City- Mucking about in a London Cave.

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Ah ghosts, war, rock and roll, and not forgetting those Druids, means only one thing -Chislehurst Caves. The caves are actually a series of man-made tunnels, hand dug, scoop by scoop, to create rooms and caverns, burrowing some 22 miles … Continue reading →

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Write on-but for how long?

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I don’t know of any serious writer who doesn’t have a bottomless drawer with projects that just didn’t go anywhere. Completed novels, plays, film ideas, poems, all in the bottom drawer, wasted. But was that really a waste of time? … Continue reading →

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Tales from the City-a great man’s chair

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Sir Winston Churchill’s favourite spot, a chair by his beloved goldfish pond. A few moments away from a troubled world in Chartwell Kent, to start off the week.

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