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Talking About HELEN & THE GRANDBEES at the Stratford Literary Festival

Last month, I had the opportunity to discuss Helen & The Grandbees at the Stratford upon Avon Literary Festival. This was a fantastic evening meeting some fabulous Warwickshire writers and hosted by Jo James (in the pic) Sadly, our technology failed… so here is a...

My stories taught me about myself

(This article originally appeared in the Pebworth Piper) My need to leave London had been on my mind for a while. I was fatigued by London’s luxury towers and treeless plazas. It’s uptight tentacles tangled along every street and into my little Victorian cottage...

The Tapas Room, Deptford – A Tiny Cavern of Delights

Little did we know that it was the end of tier 2, that in fact this tier was set to double, when we enjoyed a day off work to pretend to holiday in Deptford. We sat under the glow of a heater, making up for the tiny well-ventilated room, admiring the bottles, the menu...

“If a treat is available it should be indulged,” Pre-lockdown Boulangerie Jade review

So many places in blackheath have been so good at their social distancing that we decided to do the ‘trip before lockdown’ experience, so long as we could be sure it was safe. Now, a ‘Trip Before Lockdown’ is a very special occasion and should not be undertaken...

Review of Wisley Gardens… and environs

In June, we discovered the RHS gardens. Can’t remember why. Think I saw it on someone’s instagram. We packed fake fizz and I made an artichoke and thyme pizza and apple cake and we ventured out into the newly unlocked world, wondering if the toilets would be closed...

HELEN & THE GRANDBEES

A little diversion for the blog today as my my novel “Helen and the Grandbees” based in south east London has just hit publication date... Buy Helen and the Grandbees here: https://amzn.to/3crOtVr *affiliate link It’s a different type of wrtiting from the...

Mocca Coffee Shop, It replaced Fosters. Easy to tell.

A Review of Moca, coffee shop and deli in Blackheath Standard I have been neglecting Moca: I visit. I eat at Moca with friends who ask me if this will appear in the blog ... and somehow it never...

Rivington Bar&Grill, Greenwich

A Review of Rivington Bar & Grill The problem with really fresh orange juice is that after decades of concentrate from the fridge, I am conditioned to enjoy it only cold. This is unfortunate,...

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A Few More Of My Blog Posts

The Most Important Meal of the Day

A review of Boulangerie Jade SE3 on the Blackheath Standard http://www.boulangeriejade.com/welcome I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. This has nothing whatsoever to do with the opinions of nutritionists....

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Fun from the foodie festival,

My tickets to Blackheath foodie festival were courtesy of ABK-Beer Events sellers of beer and pretzels. So this is an odd blog to write... because I always think of you guys reading this to decided where to visit next in Greenwich... but I'm guessing you're going to...

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  Just a couple of sketches from the original visit in Birmingham.. trying to work out what will catch my eye. These two pictures are from the same spot but pointing in different directions.

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Telegraph pole

Telegraph pole

This is the view if you turn 90 degrees away from 'Sun After Rain'. It is the enormous blocks of flats in the distance that initially drew me to painting this site, but they have ended up as a 'by the way' feature now. I think this painting is mostly about how the...

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Venice isn't Local , but…

  So, this is not a local food review, but having recently returned from an anniversary trip to Venice, here are some food photos to enjoy... Exotically dressed pasta, in Italian, rather than English sized portions: Pasta at the Guggenheim Every guide book told...

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