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are coincidences like art?
wednesday july 21 2010. We picked cherries in Meanwhile Gardens. No one else does. They’re sour and sweet. Nassim told me that in Afghanistan they eat cherries with lemon and a little salt. Then I heard on the radio that … Continue reading
A bit of a laugh
There was a Tory MP on the radio this morning warning against a wealth tax. He said we must be careful not to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. Like that MP I know little about economics but … Continue reading
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Cypripedium calceolus
I spent a few days in the Gasterntal in Switzerland at the end of June, (in 2012). There in the woods grows the only north European orchid with the extravagant beauty of many tropical orchids. That it is to be … Continue reading
Posted in language, mountains, flowers, landscapes, walks
Tagged Gasterntal, ladies' slipper, sacred
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S. speaks
“This morning I woke up at 10.30 – gone downstairs, she’s doing the mail. –any mail? You’ll have to come back in an hour’s time. Walked round the block – go back – we’re doing change over, come back at … Continue reading
Posted in community politics, hilarious, history, politics
Tagged Putting Down Roots, St John's, Waterloo
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sparrows, with footnotes in Bern.
I thought we had the situation under control. I saw myself, without being aware of it, in a priestly role, a guardian of the holy places which provided sanctuary for God’s creatures, a dozen or so surviving sparrows which flitted … Continue reading
Posted in community politics, gardens
Tagged Putting Down Roots, sparrows, Switzerland
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waking up
it’s no use having a blog that you only write every two months is it because who’s going to keep looking to see if there’s anything new? Oh well, soon I’ll retire, I might even abandon the bloody garden to … Continue reading
On urinating
The first sign that something is afoot comes as I approach Blackfriars Bridge on friday afternoon on the way home from work and see a regiment of portaloos. When Gerry told me about the crowds for Chelsea’s triumphant parade he … Continue reading
Posted in community politics, crude satire, diary, hilarious
Tagged Putting Down Roots
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jubilee
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In gratitude to the people of Great Britain….
The sculpture makes you aware of the extraordinary self absorption of those who sit or lean or put their bags and rubbish on it. And there are now four big wheelie bins along side.
Posted in and the city, history, politics, in the City, war
Tagged Germany, refugees
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like a little black book 