above the entrance to the v&a is a quotation from sir joshua reynolds ...

"... the excellence of every art must consist in the complete accomplishment of its purpose"

i couldn't have put it better myself !

 

saint william morris in his best trowzers

 

... left-overs from a golden age when fine wimmin were two-a-penny

... we could cut out the best bits, dear, and carpet the whole flat ...

 

... 'twould look nice in our bathroom ...

 

... and if its sunday, then it must be bath night !

 

a wonderful book, from a wonderful bookshop

i've been hooked since i read the heading of chapter one ... "never talk to strangers"

the image on the cover of bulgakov's novel is said to be graffiti that was photographed on the stairway to his old apartment

it doesn't give you a clue about the treasure trove within the covers