Compliment
“You look so pretty/ In the dark.”/ Oh what a witty Deflating remark! “But you look pretty/ when it’s light.”/ Oh what a pity/ He is so polite. 2/6/78 Picture by Ben
“You look so pretty/ In the dark.”/ Oh what a witty Deflating remark! “But you look pretty/ when it’s light.”/ Oh what a pity/ He is so polite. 2/6/78 Picture by Ben
Where have they gone? Why have they disappeared? Ever since I was very small I have loved museums. When I was tiny and my parents were still together, my father would take me out every Saturday morning and we would go shopping first to the North End road, go, to the launderette, watch the boxing […]Read Post ›
Originally posted on Hidden Within Plain View:
After a tip off from my cousin and seeing the Londonist article: https://londonist.com/…/is-this-london-s-most-beautiful-bank, we went to see it for ourselves before it closes its doors for the last time on 14th August. As the name suggests, the bank is opposite the Law Courts, at 222, The Strand, the…
Today is the 73rd anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, one of the most momentous acts of collective bravery and passion born of inspired hope and unimaginable heroism, yet not destined to succeed. The first official memorial in the UK to the contribution made by Polish forces to the allied efforts in World War II was unveiled by […]Read Post ›