Putting on the Heat

What on earth am I supposed to do? I have been deprived of complaining about the London weather for weeks. I have been having cold soups, salads, gallons of rosé – I hope EJ Murgatroyd isn’t reading today – and fortunately there is AC in my attic bedroom.

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Arabesque

Stanley Donen is probably a household name in America but he’s only just come on the radar in Margravine Gardens.

Strawberry Hill

Last week I visited Strawberry Hill House in Twickenham. It has been extensively restored and only fully re-opened in 2013. It is open from Sunday to Wednesday so more of a destination for Retired Folk.

Devil in the Detail

I have just finished the last of the three books by Frank Gardner that I was given for my birthday: Crisis. The first two are autobiographical and this is a thriller with an unimaginative title.

My Perfect Summer

FTWeekend has lost some of its appeal, so many articles are advertisements in disguise (advertorial). So it was refreshing to read Jonathan Heaf’s piece on men’s smells.

Empty Flats

Who is buying all the new flats being built all over London? The story was that they were being sold at around 10% below the offer price.

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I Told You So

Two years ago I told you so. Read Yellow Menace, one of my favourite posts from July 2016. A bit of Barmeath, a bit of Barons Court and a great number filmed on the Thames at the end.

I’m a Boy

Take a good look at that photograph. There’s a lot going on there.

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Longborough

You can teach an old dog new tricks. What I discovered on Sunday evening is Longborough Opera.

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Altyn-Arashan

30th September 2002. For an hour and a half the truck crawls up a rough track alongside a fast flowing river up the Altyn-Arashan valley. The sides are steep and interspersed with conifers and pasture. At last we drive over a crest and the valley suddenly broadens out. The river sparkles as it flows through… Continue reading Altyn-Arashan

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