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Last July, in that seemingly endless rainy season stretching from the Diamond Jubilee to the Olympics, we went on an excursion in East London. The first part, a ride on the cable car and walk along the Royal Docks is... Continue reading
Posted May 11, 2013 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
https://shareweb.kent.gov.uk/Documents/leisure-and-culture/countryside-and-coast/country-parks/Lullingstone%20Country%20Park%20site%20leaflet.pdf tags: days-out Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. Continue reading
Posted Apr 21, 2013 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
Drinks orders now please! | Uborka Bloody Mary foam with salsa Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2013 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
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When you book a week away in March, you don't plan on the assumption of good weather. I see a forecast of 'showers' as also being a forecast of extended dry spells. With a hire car, fold up waterproofs, and... Continue reading
Posted Apr 12, 2013 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
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It seems so very long ago, but I had such a good day out, and took so many photos, it seems wrong not to blog about this trip. And, let's be honest, everything else that happened since! The 'Dangleway', or... Continue reading
Posted Apr 7, 2013 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
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Dispatches from the Tour de France - Ned Boulting I read this book a while ago now and would strongly recommend it to anyone who has an interest in cycling but isn't especially a fanatic. I don't think Ned is... Continue reading
Posted Apr 6, 2013 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
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It wasn't planned as a 'winter' break. Spring was in my step when I booked this in the Autumn. Middle of March, I said, bound to be sunny with mild temperatures. I hadn't bargained for the coldest March since 1975.... Continue reading
Posted Apr 5, 2013 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
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One day I was working at home and in need of a break. It had been raining but the sun had come out. I thought I would document how the garden was looking But then, I thought, I could take... Continue reading
Posted Dec 30, 2012 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
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Hidden Stories from Women of Afghanistan This is not a book to read on a lazy beach holiday. It is quite possibly one of the most harrowing books I have ever read, and even though a tremendous amount of hope... Continue reading
Posted Dec 29, 2012 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
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Polesden Lacey is one of the National Trust's most visited properties. It is one of the closest to London. We set out late morning one day in June. At the time I tweeted Spent way too long trapped in almost-stationary... Continue reading
Posted Dec 27, 2012 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
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I'm afraid all my nervous and writing energy in the past few weeks has gone into my endess pauseless battle with a building firm who are building on a site immediately adjoining my house. They are members of an industry... Continue reading
Posted Dec 16, 2012 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
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The Battersea Park Road to Paradise I bought this book simply because it was vaguely local - I had seen it advertised on a poster on the London Underground, at Vauxhall or Pimlico station. For some reason I thought it... Continue reading
Posted Nov 17, 2012 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
I've just spotted your comment! I normally mark things like recipes as 'private', so hadn't realised it had posted onto the blog. I sort of made them - left out all the Jubilee faff, and used puff pastry, of which we have plenty, rather than filo, which we had too much of in Greece. I had a couple warm when Jimmy, my sister and my niece were having roast beef; I've also had some cold as part of my packed lunch. Jimmy had the leftover filling on toast. Nice taste, easy to make - most laborious aspect is chopping the mushrooms. It's from an entire site devoted to mushrooms. Mushrooms are a newly-discovered pleasure for me - I've always used them, but never really appreciated the different flavours and their versatility
Toggle Commented Nov 12, 2012 on links 11/01/2012 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
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It seems a very long time ago; indicating what a backlog of blog posts and photos I have to process! Having occasional use of a car I opened Google Maps and searched for big patches of green not too far... Continue reading
Posted Nov 4, 2012 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
Jubilee Mushrooms Recipe Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. Continue reading
Posted Nov 1, 2012 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
After I had read the introduction and acknowledgement to this book, I panicked. I only bought this book because I 'know' Jessica via blogging and tweeting; we haven't even met. Then I started reading and I found it very difficult... Continue reading
Posted Oct 26, 2012 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
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(This post makes several references to an earlier blogpost: A meander round Greater Battersea) I got a nice little book Cycling Traffic-Free London - Sustrans do a series of them for various areas: we've also got the South East. Some... Continue reading
Posted Oct 7, 2012 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
Congratulations!
Oh, but it's up hill (Winge, moan...)
Toggle Commented Sep 18, 2012 on Boqueria Tapas at Gertsamtkunstwerk
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I have a specific problem with books.I don't actually believe I'm morally obliged to read the entirety of a book if I'm not enjoying it. But, if I have a book sitting unread and I don't feel I've tried hard... Continue reading
Posted Sep 18, 2012 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
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I am so behind with my blogging that before I have got round to writing about my June visit to Boqueria on Acre Lane, I have revisited. We have been three times this year, which is probably an indication of... Continue reading
Posted Sep 17, 2012 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
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Having occasional access to a car somehow means we have to use it. I no longer know why I suggested Richmond as a destination. Such a hassle to get there! Google maps suggests a 25 minute journey! What a joke:... Continue reading
Posted Sep 14, 2012 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
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I wrote about Chez Bruce a few weeks ago and soon after I blogged that, we returned. It seemed a sensible way to beat the dark wet gloomy depressing days of early June. A three course weekday lunch is priced... Continue reading
Posted Aug 28, 2012 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
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This blogpost a continuation of the previous one Blackfriars to Bermondsey Thames stroll. It's very simple to walk along the Thames in London, on either side. The route rarely leaves the riverside, and when it does, it is generally well-signed,... Continue reading
Posted Aug 27, 2012 at Gertsamtkunstwerk
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The Diamond Jubilee happened. In parenthesis I am an ardent Republican. However, given that UK currently has a monarch, who's been in post 60 years I had no great objection to there being some events to mark this. I had... Continue reading
Posted Aug 23, 2012 at Gertsamtkunstwerk