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 !

upon entering reigate from the east ... is it an x-dimensional portal that will lead me straight back to 1964 ?

a driver's fruitful break ... two lovely books from oxfam ... tunnicliffe and taylor

on epsom downs

eclectic's corner ... a delightful homage to gustave courbet on crowborough hill

acquired with the help of a good woman who knows how to make a small box of chocolates last a fortnight

today would have been colin forward's eighty-fifth birthday

a handful of dust

drey making outside our kitchen window

if i start getting difficult ( in 20 or 30 years time ) just re-read this article by oliver james about dementia ...

from a short piece by hilary mantel in the guardian review

roll up, roll up, to the wellcome institute for skellingtons of old london

essential bedside reading

freddy arrives for breakfast

aaah ! click on the link ... the boy done good !

the sutton benger green man, the bamberg green man ... the putney green man ... design fiasco

good night pussycats, everywhere x

the trick is keeping the empty glasses and the full bottles of tonic in the fridge all through the summer

but cold fusion won't be achievable unless they use the correct tonic water

eternal optimism

an ache ...