The wedding breakfast at St Pancras – it was such a low-key event that we totally failed to take pictures. Before that, the smallest room at Camden Town Hall (room only for the registrars, our […]
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fireworks and bonfires (1)
Wild winds don’t deter intrepid sailors… the annual fireworks-and-bonfire-and-barbecue-and-band at the Welsh Harp went ahead in its usual glorious chaos. The bonfire took about half an hour to take hold, and the firework-lighters had to […]
personal service
Things to do with toothpicks 3. Another gem from Liz L – this is re-writing Yorkshire for me. We don’t get things like this down south (at least I haven’t ever come across one, for […]
basket case
Things to do with toothpicks 2. Have I got it right? A tiny shopping basket from Liz L in Yorkshire – it’s taken us a bit of time to work out its function, but I […]
drawing again
Jane R has found a drop-in life class in Hampstead. A terrific model – but drawing could do with improvement; I still manage to run out of space on the paper. I’d forgotten how exhausting […]
sloth?
Where do you put a pom-pom on a sloth that has only a body, an intestinal appendage and a spiral appendage? Or nine pom-poms?
more food and friends
Another kitchen launch and celebration with Sarah, blasting the neighbours with the wind-up – Ink Spots, Everley Brothers, Paul Robson, and as the grand finale The Modern Diver by Mr Flotsam and Mr Jetsam. New […]
sloths
Judith has sent me a picture of the sloth parts, all ready for assembly. It’s a project by Nicholas Pope. Comforting to read that if you knit one yourself ‘… don’t expect the same results’.
pelican hunt
Having arranged to meet Hannah to go marching, march we did, although it was probably the teensiest march other of us had been on after our representatives did what we would have wanted them to […]
tomatoes
Tomatoes and basil from the garden. The plants were a present from Liz and Martin, and have survived builders and builders’ rubble right through the summer. And they’ve still managed to produce this…