Murray Mints

  On Saturday Robert takes Bertie to Richmond Park; other suburbians in west London go to the supermarket, wash the car or simply have a cup of coffee and read the papers.

On the River Bank

The London plane trees in Bishop’s Park provide a shady walk along the Thames upstream of Putney Bridge. The oldest were planted in 1893.

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The Spire

A bellcote is like a dovecote with at least one difference; the latter is a home for pigeons, the former for bats and bells.

Spot the Difference

This is the view looking north from the rear of our house. Note the BP car wash, bottom right, and the Ark building on the left as they will appear again. The trees will not appear again so give them a clap now.

Is Taiwan Toast?

More than six years ago I wrote this post: Democracy Kills.

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Coming Home to Roost

I lived in Margravine Gardens in 1976. After that I tried out different parts of London before coming home to roost, in the house next door to my old lodging, in 1984.

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Giovanni’s Room

The Italian Grand Prix is celebrating its centenary this year. Monza is synonymous with F1 GP like Silverstone in Bucks – the county not the club.

Money in the Bank

Not too bad; up 3% in the last three months and 13% year to date. The MSCI world index was unchanged in the last three months so I’m ahead of the posse.

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A Fruity Function

“Pongo had assured me … this birthday binge … was to be on a scale calculated to stagger humanity.” (Right Ho Jeeves, PG Wodehouse)