This week it was great to reconnect with Hilary via her
wonderfully thoughtful blog - about fashion! - just when I felt a bit of garment sewing and bold wardrobe revitalisation coming on. The most immediate benefit is the (re)discovery of Laurie Anderson -
here is her "Sharkey's Day".
Some vignettes and vistas from last Saturday's visit to the mega-garden centre -
This
walnut tree was planted a few years before I moved to Sparsholt Road, my first north London home, in 1983, where housemate and friend Vicky still lives. The little tree is quite sizeable now, but I have no idea whether any walnuts have been harvested from it. In the meantime "the railway" put up a fence and we don't have access to it -
A Crouch End charity shop was offering a set of 12 linocuts for £399 -
Also in Crouch End, twilight walks back from The Garden In Progress revealed some lovely doors -
Here's a situation (reflections at Horniman Museum) that I fantasize is called "Mr and Mrs Gorilla go to the Zoo" -
And here's where N4 and N7 meet - other side of Finsbury Park station - there may be other such coincidences as well -
Strolling in the City, I found inspiration for my "Gridded" journal quilts -
and couldn't resist snapping these creatures on Holborn Viaduct -
In west London, Kew yielded this bike shed which is just a roof with a bit of tasteful planting -
... must get some of this ...
Sadly, another pair of abandoned shoes, in Kew -
I was in Kew not for the gardens this time, but for a talk at the
National Archives. In this Summer Series, documents relating to the talk have been laid out, with explanatory labels - some go back to the 1200s and this week's back "merely" to the 16th century. Click on the photos to see the lovely handwriting -
What an amazing resource.
A short walk with
Living Streets had us noticing the environment in a different way.
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| Hedges planted near the road to block noise - and sight of traffic |
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| Different types of paving ... which is for the pedestrians? |
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| A street without activity - does it feel safe? |
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| Are railings actually functional? |
Seen in the Hampstead Heath area -
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| Summer weather |
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| Window washer |
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| Safebreaker 1, locksmith's window display |
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| Safebreaker 2 |
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| Locks and keys |
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