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 !

my mind goes blank ... again !

a bank in the strand

saint dunstan's in fleet street

a rusty old clock in fleet street

civilization

re-photographing gilbert bayes in shaftesbury avenue (i)

re-photographing gilbert bayes in shaftesbury avenue (ii)

yet another little bit of local colour

like a dog chasing it's own "tale"

more about maurice lambert

some gilbert bayes nymphs in the V&A

"the unspeakable in pursuit of the uneatable"

a rarther frivverless old joanna ... designed by burne-jones

did they mop their gravy with bread, or just lick the plate ?

sometimes the day starts well ...

kensington style

on the north side of a private chapel in the home counties

on the south side of a private chapel in the home counties

in a private chapel in the home counties ... the tomb of john evelyn ... vandalised in my lifetime

i've kept this picture in one of my scrapbooks for nearly forty years