In the Aquarium
a londoner's life

I love my city because... It is constantly changing and yet familiar. Anonymous but friendly. Residential, industrial and entertaining. Fast paced with sedate pockets. I love my city because I am a Londoner.

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

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Walking by the Jolly Butchers turquoise soles and turquoise socks three screaming faces on a teeshirt purple cap yellow bicycle tyre rim...
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Sunday, 18 July 2010

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Sunday Today has all been about: Getting bits for putting up shelves (and rescuing dying plants from B&Q) Putting up shelves Catchi...
Tuesday, 13 July 2010

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Norfolk Pit Firing 16th century thatched cottage, lovely garden on a lane to the beach. Beautiful weather. Drove up on friday night, sto...
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Wednesday, 7 July 2010

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Living in the Moment Having worked for 15 years I feel that I have become an observer of the moment as opposed to living in the moment. In...
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Tuesday, 6 July 2010

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Bus As I sit down I soak up the presence of the previous occupier through the seat of my skirt - warm left behind by their behind. A lit...
Sunday, 4 July 2010

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Men’s Final Day I like Nadal , but  he seems to be plagued by ill-fitting undergarments (he’s always hoicking them out of his bum, all thr...
Tuesday, 29 June 2010

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Feeling Hot Hot HOT Bed was hot Bath was cool Fat rain was hot Bus was hot Train to Liverpool Street was hot Bus was hot Train to Pe...
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Saturday, 26 June 2010

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Jewellery course on the hottest day of the year Alex said we should go to a jewellery making course, so I agreed. She found a taster cours...
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Thursday, 24 June 2010

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Raku raku We do raku firings rarely, the results I have had prior to this term have been patchy (many broken pots and strange glaze resu...
Wednesday, 23 June 2010

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Living in a Bubble He strolls through the gardens, hands in pinstripe suit pockets. His suit is crushed on the back because he was lying o...
Saturday, 19 June 2010

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Quiet Saturday Bails and I went for a coffee at the garden centre in Alexandra Palace. It was overcast and drizzly. We sat under a great b...
Friday, 18 June 2010

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Fight A couple are fighting, walking down the side of H&M of Oxford Circus on opposite sides of the pavement. She is shrieking and he ...
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Wednesday, 9 June 2010

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Shave Man in a pinstripe suit has an electric shave on the tube platform. Standing next to him on the tube train I notice it isn't a v...
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Monday, 7 June 2010

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How to be silent (not) The cafe was full of people eating alone. I finish my book and set it aside to eat. Became acutely aware of a man two...
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Sunday, 6 June 2010

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The White Pants The white pants had a stubborn stain, shan't go into details. Hasten to add they are not my white pants (I profess to ...
Saturday, 5 June 2010

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Summer Rain After the heat, rain. A large drop falls individually. Then more, hard and fast. I watch the little round wet marks overlappin...
Thursday, 3 June 2010

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Homeward It was nice after work to walk through the city - crossed Tower Bridge as it raised to let through a tall ship. Went through the ...
Wednesday, 2 June 2010

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Magic At ceramics class last week we did two raku firings. There is something extremely exciting about the immediacy of a raku firing. ...
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Saturday, 29 May 2010

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Being 40 I have decided that I am going to be 39 and thirteen twelfths. It just sounds younger. Amy said I could be like a toddler and ref...
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Wednesday, 26 May 2010

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Barcelona Newcastle So instead of going to Barcelona we decided to meet between Dundee and London in Newcastle. We booked a decent hotel an...
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