Category Archives: Cafes

Micro-Essays – Kathleen Jamie

Posted on September 3, 2024 by Brian

Now reading Cairn by Kathleen Jamie.  Near the end of ‘Prologue’ she says: ‘I was writing again but in a different way, making short pieces, micro-essays, pages, call them what you will.  Like the local stone here, they fractured easily.  … Continue reading →

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National Portrait Gallery

Posted on May 3, 2024 by Brian
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Cafe Nero

Posted on December 9, 2023 by Brian

Dog friendly Cafe Nero in Ely.

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V & A Gamble Room

Posted on December 7, 2023 by Brian

‘Much of the decorative scheme for this room was planned by Godfrey Sykes, a highly respected young artist drafted in by Cole. But after Sykes’ untimely death in 1866, the baton was passed to the designer James Gamble. The walls … Continue reading →

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Morning Coffee

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Brian

Saturday 25th November. A cold, bright crystal clear start to the day. I walked to CB1, the railway station area, to take architectural/townscape photographs for the U3A Photo Forum (see post 4th December 2023). I retreated into Gail’s with stiff … Continue reading →

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