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 !

to the v&a ... this charming domestic vignette will almost certainly arouse empathetic emotions amongst members of the coterie

relics from the temperance movement at the v&a

a glass & oak font by colin reid at the v&a

thou shalt not go shopping ...

it all seems rarther crowded ... do they know there is plenty of space over at st pancras ?

how many times do we have to tell you, mr. forward ? these items are not for sale

three marble ladies at the v&a whose faces are better known than their hairdressers'

is this some kind of warning ?

i'm stockpiling the glittery stuff for christmas but waiting for an idea ...

fortnum and mason windows on a less windy night than last time (i)

fortnum and mason windows on a less windy night than last time (ii)

crikey ! they've cleaned up saint pancras !

sir john betjeman at saint pancras

obsessive compulsive photographers' disorder

the huguenot cemetery ... stranded between two streams of traffic on the south circular

st john's therapy centre, battersea ... provides many services that used to be had a mile away at the bolingbroke hospital

general wolfe at westerham village green

any old irons ? the yard at the royal academy needs a tidy

the loved one has just gone shopping ...

fortnum and mason's ... twelve drummers drumming, 'leven pipers piping