Friday file

Where Jill and I worked, our friend kept what she called a ‘Friday File’. She put any post that came in that looked remotely interesting in her Friday File, to read as a treat during the dying hours of the working week. This was before Facebook and Bored Panda, needless to say. So here, let me share my own digital Friday File, of interesting things I haven’t quite worked up into a post. Enjoy the weekend.

Camberwell wave mural

South Londoners will recognise this Camberwell Hokusai Wave mural, but it’s new lease of life is explored in depth on Kate Burt’s brilliant new blog Below The River.

Hong Kong apartments

Michael Wolf Hong Kong

In case you missed it, this photo story about Hong Kong’s high density apartments, from the Daily Fail, really is extraordinary, both visually, and in terms of what it must be like for humans to live like this.

Maine Hermit's house

Today the Guardian brings some photos of the Maine hermit’s gaff. In case he’s off your radar (and that’s been his intention) he’s lived in the woods of Maine, almost invisible, for 26 years. But he’s just been arrested for stealing food. What’s an off-grid hermit to do? The pics of his camp are rather touching, especially the one of a polystyrene head for keeping his hat on.

Volpe and Volpe

And lastly, a bit of shopping, with the lovely Volpe and Volpe swan planters now available in glamorous metallic.

5 Responses to “Friday file”

  1. keyboardhousewife
    April 13, 2013 at 8:13 pm #

    I love the Friday File idea!

  2. Gracie
    April 15, 2013 at 2:59 pm #

    The HK pictures – holy crap!

    • myfriendshouse
      April 15, 2013 at 8:32 pm #

      Quite! The full set of pics are amazing aren’t they. Can’t even begin to imagine it x

  3. Kate Austin
    April 16, 2013 at 1:48 pm #

    The Hong Kong shots look so unbelievable i thought they were a photoshop trick – astonishing!

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