Street Life
Following my recent musings on crop circles, JP, a friend who takes an occasional interest in my posts, took me to task. “ Why are you writing all this boring…
For the benefit of Mister Kite….
…..there will be a show tonight - on trampoline. The Hendersons will all be there, Late of Pablo Fanque’s fair - What a scene! Another lyric for the baby…
A tale of suspense
With the summer sun at its peak, following the recent solstice, I thought I would introduce a hint of the shadows into the proceedings. After all, a touch of the…
Horse whisperers
The lockdown weather has been so glorious (up until now), that I thought we should really get outside for a long, virtual hike, away from this madness. Somewhere rolling and…
Liberties with statues
So, have you ever heard of Harry Havelock and Charlie Napier? I thought not. Actually they, or rather their statues, occupy the south plinths in Trafalgar Square. Tourists and…
To the fallen
The evidence of absence Archaeologists and historians use a term which I like - “the evidence of absence”, as opposed to an absence of evidence. My posts are about the…
Swan songs
Here's a riddle - what connects Saint Bride's church in Fleet Street with a happy arrival some time after the wedding? The answer is perhaps not what you think. The…