A Similarity

This is about a septuagenarian writing a blog. Do you see a similarity?

Christian Hope

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord (Psalm 19:14).

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Starship Enterprise

Two names you have never heard of: Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis. They founded Skype and sold it to Microsoft for $8.5 billion.

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Turkish Delight

There has been a tube strike this week, presenting an opportunity to visit neglected local restaurants for lunch.

The Beasts of Holm

It’s an expensive hobby owning boats as some of my friends will attest. HMY Iolanthe, a 189 foot steam yacht, was built for Thomas Waller in 1881.

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The Gaumont

The Cadogan Estate has done its magic on Sloane Street turning it into a shopping boulevard with wider pavements and more greenery. It has already transformed the Duke of York barracks site into a pedestrian precinct with restaurants. Now it is moving west along the King’s Road.

Pictures at an Exhibition

This is a self-portrait in pastel of my great grandmother, Ada Gilbey. She died while giving birth to my great-aunt, aged thirty. Like many Victorian ladies she was a competent artist.

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Edward Burra at Tate Britain

As I was saying, artists often study the work of their predecessors and pay them homage: Faces at an Exhibition.

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Millet

You know the name, you know he is a 19th century French artist but like me you may be unfamiliar with his work.

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