Last Saturday I went on a day trip to London (more about the day soon). At this time of year it is a must to go and see the Christmas decorations in the windows at Selfridges. This year the theme seemed to be white and the windows didn’t grab my attention. Until I came to [...]
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Always listen to experts. They’ll tell you what can’t be done, and why. Then do it.
Robert A. Heinlein
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 13th 2011
Filed under Holidays, Kent January 2011
100 Photos 66 :: Misty Mornings
4 Comments CherryPie on Feb 20th 2011
The other place I visited on my recent trip to Kent was Greenwich. There was a difference of opinion on what we should do whilst we were there. We settled for the National Maritime Museum in the end. The museum is being refurbished in places meaning some of the rooms were closed and some of [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 19th 2011
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Christmas Countdown…
Once again Christmas seems to be crowding in on me, there is always so much to do and so little time… Today I embarked on a small shopping expedition to get things back on track. Through no fault of my own it turned into a major shopping expedition (more than two hours). [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Dec 5th 2010
Filed under Books, Holidays, Kent February 2010
Unexpected
I thought a photograph of Foyles bookshop would be good to include in my 100 photos project. I was so focused on getting all of the word Foyles in the photograph that I didn’t notice what else I had captured in my shot. The people I was with didn’t really help either they kept turning [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Mar 20th 2010
Filed under Art, Heritage, Holidays, Kent February 2010
The V&A – More from the Cast Court
There is not much information available regarding the Lion cast or it’s original. The original is a Bronze (created around 1166), situated in Cathedral Square, Brunswick, Germany.
The original font (seen in the background of the second pic) was cast in brass around 1220 by an unknown sculptor.
The font is decorated with representations on the [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 18th 2010
