Monthly Archives: July 2015

The Small Ads

I am old enough (hideous confession) to remember when the front page of The Times was all advertisements. (The practice ceased in 1966, and the paper has (harrump, of course!) never been the same since…) A few weeks ago, however, … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Station Road, Cambridge: A Short Meditation

I just went to buy a ticket in advance for trip to London tonight (having queued for 30 minutes last time, which didn’t actually matter in the end because the train I wanted was cancelled). As I wasn’t in a … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

The Geffrye Museum

Having been in London the other day for domestic and familial purposes, I thought I would get a cultural fix from visiting the Geffrye Museum, on Kingsland Road in the Hoxton/Shoreditch area. I understand from my more metrosexual acquaintances that … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment