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 !

we're flouncing off for a bit of spiritual edification in rome ...

"english, as she is spoken" ... katherine whitehorn broadcasting last weekend ... gratuitous picture of the lady when younger

the green man, sutton benger church, wiltshire

hardenhuish church, wiltshire, and the tomb of david ricardo

east beach cafe at littlehampton ...

... and it's view

sir robert clayton, dame martha clayton, and their baby at bletchingley in surrey

... their only child died very young

post valentine's confession

job done

early to rise on clapham common

from one kind of heraldry in royal tunbridge wells to ...

... another kind of heraldry in the wandsworth road

a life of luxury

looking across the flooded meadows of the river arun from stopham towards hardham

stopham bridge ... a lot of water has

leaves of frost form on an old sleeper as the flood recedes

a mossy roof by stopham bridge

trotton bridge

what a come back