Comedy and tragedy
R suggested these cufflinks to me as a subject for Tiny Tuesday today. I bought them for him a few years ago, at a time when he spent a lot of time wearing nice work suits with double-cuffed shirts. These … Continued
R suggested these cufflinks to me as a subject for Tiny Tuesday today. I bought them for him a few years ago, at a time when he spent a lot of time wearing nice work suits with double-cuffed shirts. These … Continued
Not a song I’ve ever liked, I have to say – it’s musically uninteresting, and lyrically idiotic. Apologies to any massive Pink Floyd fans. Anyhoo, I was wandering around Stratford, feeling rather uninspired, when I spotted this scene: four young … Continued
There was a difference of opinion on the River Avon this evening: the swans voted for pizza, but the geese (who were all doing the 5:2 diet) preferred to go to the Boathouse for a Thai meal. Personally, I was … Continued
When I get up in the morning I immediately turn on the computers, so that they’ve finished booting and settled down ready for work by the time I’ve had breakfast. Then I check my emails, among which are notifications of … Continued
“Don’t mind us – we’re just hanging here admiring your fishing skills. Aren’t we boys?” “Fishing skills, yes.” “Skills.” “Yes, skills.” “Sorry – what was that? We’re making you nervous? Hear that boys – we’re making him nervous!” “Nervous!” “Why … Continued
Most of you will probably recognise this immediately as one of the ceramic poppies from last year’s installation Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Dead at the Tower of London. When the installation was dismantled the poppies were sold off … Continued
This might look like a coin, but in fact it was never legal tender; however in their day tokens like this changed hands freely as a form of money. In the second half of the C18th Britain suffered from significant … Continued
For reasons that are not entirely clear to me there are two war memorials in the graveyard of Middle Littleton parish church, and memorial wreaths are laid at the other one. However I still made a silent personal salute at … Continued