Monthly Archives: August 2009

some coincidence, surely?

John Wyndham, and George W Bush: I think we should be told We’re having a rather adversarial weekend on Facebook. One friend has a party-political argument raging on her profile, and another had the poets drawing battle lines the other … Continue reading

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back in Hackney

And how I missed it! I’ve been spending too much time inside. Greetings from a very noisy café in Stoke Newington – Lemon Monkey, in fact – where I am sandwiched in between two young women who talk loudly, one … Continue reading

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suddener and more various

Time for this again; sorry guys! (N.b., this was written yesterday morning and posted this morning with minimal edits: however, ankle aside, it is a very nice day out and I think we’re going to the park. See, even Ms … Continue reading

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elegantly dressed Otis

Phew! There he is. It’s great. Sorry it was disembedded for two days… Mlle Baroque has been listening to Otis Redding lately. It’s great having a kid who reminds you of great stuff. To be honest, I’ve never listened to … Continue reading

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“by the light of smoking martyrs…”

“Author and journalist Lynn Barber has withdrawn from a literary festival after the local council refused to include a photograph of her smoking in its brochure for the [Book Now literary festival] event.” In my family we have a running … Continue reading

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Filed under death, la famille Baroque, music, what IS it with this lot??