Saturday in Islington

First to a craft fair, where we stocked up on Isolde Sommerfeldt's Estonian-style aprons and the wonderful warm hand knit socks and slippers she imports from Estonia (my family has a long history of hand-knit xmas prezzies and appreciates warm slippers) -

Along the Essex Road, this gorgeous clock -
and less-than-gorgeous crumbling lettering (Eagle Dining Rooms?)
next to a 1920s cinema inspired by the Tutankamun craze -
It was used as a bingo hall, but the smoking ban has diminished the appeal of bingo and closed many places down, badly affecting older people for whom bingo was central to their socialising.

These people - fabric lovers all -
are setting up a rug-hooking group in London - we plan to meet centrally every month on a Saturday afternoon, so if you'd like to join us, do contact me.