Eureka

I had a Eureka moment at the weekend and I’d like to share it with you this merry, March morning.

Thoroughly Modern Manon

Puccini’s Manon Lescaut was screened live from the Met in HD, as they frequently remind us, in cinemas on Saturday.

Today’s Post is for Monty

This is a cockapoo, bred from a cocker spaniel and a poodle. This breed has something to teach us, yes, really.

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Retail Travail

As more people shop online the retail sector in the UK is having to adapt.  I wonder if this trend is reflected in the shops around Barons Court station?

Between a Rock and a Hard Place

I’m not going to apologise for banging on about the In/Out referendum in the UK in June. It is much more important for the UK than any General Election and of great significance for the future of the EU itself.

London House Prices

I’ll write those three most hated dinner party words again, “London house prices”.  Like Glenda Slagg in Private Eye, aren’tcha sick of ’em?

Get Smart

You’re an occasional visitor to London and you’ve finally got smart. You have an Oyster card to pay for tube and bus journeys. Actually you probably have multiple Oyster cards accumulated when you have forgotten to take one with you.

Indices

Outside my window the index is a mere three but as I was walking along the South Bank last week I noticed that the index there is twenty-one. The index in question is

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Flash for Cash

You’ve probably forgotten but at the end of November I wrote a post, a Flash in the Park. I’d like to continue the theme.

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