the emotional blackmailers handbook

of the seven deadly sins, the eighth and worst by far is emotional blackmail ... the diligent practise of this subtle and ancient art creates a constantly evolving darwinistic moral vacuum in which the brightest new manipulative ideas and stratagems flourish ... and which only you, or i, can fill !

rye bread with apricots & a banana

dawdling on the way home from the bus stop

my other companion

curiouser & curiouser

old man's beard ... sodden

a good job our bus was late & i missed the previous stop ...

...or we might have missed bumping into these lovely people

fancy door posts at the natural history museum

twilight in the natural history museum

at the natural history museum, the medium, presumably, is the message

i can resist anything, except temptation ...

... safe hands at the V&A

after a long week, we return to the gamble dining room in the V&A on friday night for a posh curry and a large glass of orgasmic merlot

the poynter dining room in the V&A at night

chihuly in the V&A at night

the courtyard at the V&A

compare and contrast gandharan buddhas

symbiosis in the grounds of ashdown forest hotel

to south kensington and the V&A for an excellent ( and free ) sunday lecture

the V&A ... the excellence of every art must consist in the complete accomplishment of its purpose