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.

Monday, 31 January 2011

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Of Dogsitting and Panic Invited to London to look after a house while the owners are away and dog-sit at the same time. Thoroughly enjoyin...
Sunday, 30 January 2011

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Lady Marmalade Today I was mostly making marmalade. I didn't start until after 9pm so didn't get finished until 2am. Forgot I need...
Friday, 28 January 2011

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Ceramics Class 3rd week - three-legged spoon pot came out of the kiln this week - think its very jaunty with all the spoons inside. ...
Monday, 24 January 2011

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Me & the Foxes of Peckham Leaving work at 930pm. The temperature has dropped. It's slightly misty. You can taste the damp in the a...
Saturday, 22 January 2011

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Overheard I'm waiting to catch him, have a little word What was she doing with his medical certificate?  Well, it wouldn't be th...
Wednesday, 19 January 2011

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Gabriel Orozco at the Tate Private view - started at 7.00, we were in time to actually see the exhibition before it got too crowded and be...
Sunday, 16 January 2011

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Neighbourhood events Late afternoon on a 341 to the supermarket. As we turn into Glover Drive, home of Tescos and Ikea, one of a pair of g...
Wednesday, 12 January 2011

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Bleak Mid-Winter Its been relentlessly grey and damp. This is much more depressing weather than all the bright shiny snow we had in the le...
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Monday, 10 January 2011

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Fur It seems a long time since we used to shout at women wearing fur "Yuk! Your disgusting fur coat" and other such slogans as a...
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Saturday, 8 January 2011

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All in Grey In Costas by Kings Cross downstairs from the Premier Inn there seem to be an awful lot of people in smart grey. Grey jackets a...
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Saturday, 1 January 2011

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Happy 2011 So making a change from Jules Holland and feeling sorry for myself on the sofa, I was invited to a new year's eve party. Wh...
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Thursday, 30 December 2010

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SALE Work on Wednesday - one lone day in the middle of the week to meet a 31/12/2010 deadline. After the work was done I took the bus over...
Tuesday, 28 December 2010

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Season to be Jolly On the eve of Christmas Eve we were shopping in Edmonton Tescos. They had run out of brussel sprouts and I was told if ...
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Tuesday, 21 December 2010

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3am Snow reflecting moonlight bright like day. The clouds are white, one section of blueish light towards the horizon. Moonshadows fall ac...
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Monday, 20 December 2010

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Winter draws in I've been to Beckton to pick up a parcel - 1. its far away (all the way to Stratford and beyond, bus to Asda, across t...
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Monday, 6 December 2010

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December evenings It's 530 but feels later. Misty. Like fireworks night is supposed to be. Sort of frosty mist - great for eating pota...
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Friday, 3 December 2010

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Snowy Scene London snow - not like the Dundee snow (sis says its sometimes up to their knees, theres a foot of snow sitting on top of her ...
Wednesday, 1 December 2010

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Court Room Drama We had to go to court this week for reasons I'm not going to explain. I had to do a witness statement and therefore w...
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Saturday, 27 November 2010

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The Season (to be jolly) So, having endured the onslaught since August by turning a blind eye (don't believe in even mentioning it unt...
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Friday, 26 November 2010

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Social Network iPhone app - Instagram - social networking through photography. I use my account to post pictures taken on my iphone as I g...
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