Just before Christmas, I got to peek inside the hulking great Art Deco office that was built for the Daily Express on Fleet Street in 1932. Grade II listed, the building’s exterior is made up of black vitrolite (opaque glass) and clear glass, but inside, the lobby is all silver and gilt, plaster reliefs and […]
Yes I really lucked out with thoughtful gifts this Christmas, so here is my last report. A gorgeous vintage coffee set from the fella’s brother and wife, carefully chosen to cover off my great loves of coffee and crockery. Isn’t it a beaut?
Just discovered an online archive of British life / fashion from the 1950’s to now. What We Wore is made up of photos submitted from ordinary Brits who were into something. Ordinary except for maybe an artist and writer called Billy Boy who’s submission includes photos of him with Andy Warhol. Mainly though it’s punks, […]
Max Fraser was tweeting from Beirut last week and on sunday I found myself reading a piece about the political situation in Lebanon by A A Gill – and a depressing prediction from a local intellectual that there would be no Lebanon soon. Both things made me nostalgic for a holiday I took there nine […]
This weekend I finally made it down the coast to Hastings. When I bought the flat in Margate, the only other place on the coast that was affordable was Hastings. Out of instinct – having never visited Hastings – I went for Margate as the place for a bolt hole. Visiting Hastings finally it was […]