W11

Summers and Adventure

It's all a long time ago now but I spent the summer of 1969 playing. With a shiny new degree…

2 years ago

The Sun Like a Force-Ripe Orange

The sun shining ... just there in the sky like a force-ripe orange That striking image is from Samuel Selvon's…

3 years ago

Unreal City: The London of The Lonely Londoners

This is not really a book review, although I did re-read, and enjoy The Lonely Londoners as part of the…

4 years ago

A Street in London W11

Six stops on the Hammersmith and City from Euston Square to Westbourne Park, up the stairs, along the bridge over…

4 years ago

Coal smoke and kippers

The farmers’ market is full of strange squash and gourds and pumpkins of every color, shape, and size. Autumn – …

15 years ago