Sunday, April 17, 2005

hype the aged

my energetic aunt mavis was ninety last week

i phoned for permission to visit and she said she needed a couple of hours because she was planting some seeds in her immaculate and lovely garden

we visited her, and as we were leaving i saw, with my very own eyes, that she was skipping up the garden steps back to the house

Tuesday, April 12, 2005


contented inhabitants of bexhill-upon-sea Posted by Hello

Thursday, April 07, 2005


this would make a nice cover for that virginia woolf book about the lighthouse ... Posted by Hello

vieve forward's medal showing colin and sylvia relaxing in arcadia Posted by Hello

colin and sylvia forward modelled in wax Posted by Hello

family stuff

i cycled to fulham after work to meet my sister at a foundry

she's designed a medal commemorating our parents, colin and sylvia forward, and we met the gentlemen who will change her wax model into bronze

the medal shows the parents in profile on one-side, and relaxing "en-fete" on the reverse

i think my sister is pretty amazing

more news of this work in the next few weeks, as and when ...

Saturday, April 02, 2005


we went to the borough market next to southwark cathedral ... cheese spotting Posted by Hello

Friday, April 01, 2005


this time last year ... this time next year Posted by Hello

Sunday, March 27, 2005


spring springing in putney Posted by Hello

someone forgot the thames is tidal but we tried not to smirk Posted by Hello

gone to lunch !

we walked beside the river the day before the boat race

someone had left their pride and joy on the slipway, perhaps not realizing the river is tidal, not just low

of course, we tried not to smirk

Wednesday, March 23, 2005


an illuminating juxtaposition in battersea Posted by Hello

Tuesday, March 22, 2005


not that we get a lot of vampires in putney ... Posted by Hello

Sunday, March 20, 2005


hammersmith bridge with natives Posted by Hello

a dear old routemaster in the twilight of her years Posted by Hello

Saturday, March 19, 2005


saturday morning still-life Posted by Hello

millenium gas holder - built to last  Posted by Hello

Thursday, March 17, 2005


Is it a gig ? Posted by Hello

Wednesday, March 16, 2005


conservatory at the horniman museum, a nice little tea break on the south circular ... Posted by Hello

sheila evans' birthday

those of you who know sheila evans' tastes for horticulture will understand why i am looking for a second hand conservatory as a late birthday present

it was today & i forgot, even though we've been friends for thirty years !

this particular model is out of stock at the moment but i'll try again next year