As a lifelong cyclist I’m shocked by cyclists showing disregard for pedestrians and generally breaking the rules.
Yesterday I had a return train trip. On arrival in St Pancras passengers for the return trip up-north piled onto the train, blocking the exit.
That and the behaviour on the tube questioned whether it’s our general attitude that’s deteriorating. This article by Emily Bratt in the Observer, picked up the issue.
Trees turning colour In Autumn Home cooking Busker with harp Demonstrating For Palestine Market The big silver installation is modelled on the knife used to cut fustian. The cotton cloth traditionally made in Hebden The stone bridge of Hebden
Our pizza supper.
Great walkingCountryLiz and I
Hebden Bridge is where Liz, Ben and I moved to from London in 1986
It’s a wonderful small mill town in West Yorkshire in the Pennine hills, famous for its cotton cloth (and hippies).
My house with the steep tree garden behindMy streetMy house Rochdale CanalStone workshop
Ian and Gusand I can’t remember Huddersfield LionIndians from Dewsbury Skipton guests in MysoreDeer?SheepYorkshire Rose Mucky Duck Yorkie Giraffe Summer Wine Who you looking at?
Where I find kind friends, beautiful countryside, friendly people with funny Yorkshire accents, great pubs and villages, my favourite beer, challenging hill walks and where it’s a tad cooler than London.
and some oddities
An old public telephone kiosk, now a shopTwo men and a dog. Sheep
and cows in fields, so unlike South India.
Thanks to Ray and Annie
for housing a hobo from India..,
In a lovely (and warm) house
I’ll be here for a few weeks before applying for a new visa for India, my adopted home.
London is an incredible mix of people and cultures.
Manjula was amazed when she first visited U.K. and especially Brixton where there’s a great mix of people of different nations/ethnicity/races/colours….
On my bus now, less than 50% are white. I think that’s great and even the white people are a big mix mainly as the place (pre UK) was invaded by many others for a thousand years before the last take over by the Normans in 1066.
Coincidentally that invasion is featured in an amazing tapestry currently on loan from France and exhibited in London.
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Today I have noticed the following restaurants in just a few minutes from the bus travelling through London…..
Eritrean, Keralan, Lebanese, French, Bangladeshi, ‘Indian’ mostly run by Bangladeshis), English (whatever that means), American (so many fast food joints mainly selling burgers and chicken), you name it… every country is represented in the restaurants and just last week there was a big event celebrating Asia
With street food, entertainment and shoppping.
Just look at the people in the city.
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Teasing
Can you name any of the characters, in the window?
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Just to prove what an amazing place the world is ..
I was out with my son Ben today and we bumped into Rhonda from Australia, at the National Portrait Gallery, who was a guest at Mysore Bed and Breakfast.
I go with the Marx brothers view that I wouldn’t join a club that would have me as a member.
Maybe I have a slightly different approach and do join lots of things —- Boys Brigade, Sunday School, Scouts, Youth Club, Air Cadets (ATC), Jesus freak in my teens.
But I don’t necessarily stick with one thing or hang around
I’m from the U.K. where I’ve lived most of my life, travelled a bit and now settled(?) in India. I tell people I’ve had five careers having facilitated lots of things in all the sectors.
I’ll discuss politics, religion, Spirituality and philosophy with our guests who think I’m Buddhist. I like what it represents but even Gautam wouldn’t be inclined to join a club.
I live on the Limen, a view that was often discussed with my MPhil supervisor.
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The Pagoda is in a great location by the river Thames
