model of medusa for a statue of perseus by benvenuto cellini

http://www.vam.ac.uk/images/image/33762-popup.html

the american blacksmith albert paley's bench at the V&A

http://www.albertpaley.com/default.asp

sun god ? garden sculpture from the park at stowe by michael rysbrack ?

eurydice ... she's just been bitten by a serpent

treasures of the V&A ... when i rule the world, this will be my soap-dish of choice

posh surroundings for diners ... the gamble room at the V&A

posh surroundings for diners at the V&A ... the poynter room

its that time of the year again

http://www.vam.ac.uk/res_cons/conservation/journal/number_54/luca_della/index.html

party-time at the V&A

rodin's john the baptist

a little light reading before i'm forced to wash the dishes

location, location, location ... where shall i site the new "cold comfort farm theme park" ?

two antiques in the market ... many elegant design solutions in the handcart

alan and sid ... seriously hard workers

eurostar on the viaduct behind the nerve centre of the british cheese business

an unfortunate juxtaposition ...

joie de vivre ... david van tieghem ... thanx to jahsonic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX5BJHmotD4&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1-tML8dtPc&mode=related&search=

are you lookin' at me ? are you lookin' at me ?

the view at the lights

r.i.p. ian gilmour

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7007648.stm

my dad often said there might still be plenty of holiday left at the end of your money

this is where i should have posted your cards ...

A.O.B?

a low lighthouse in comillas

we asked for a room with a view

in the garden behind gaudi's capricho

gaudi's "el capricho" at comillas

gaudy gaudi

high places in cantabria

garden sheds on stilts ... asturian style

at tapia, in asturias

santiago ... obligatory cat souvenir