I've been looking for an album for my word pix and came across this old Websters in the Oxfam shop. I thought it would be perfect and with great glee started planning the layout. I now think the book is too…
DelFebruary 26, 2016
Well this is ambiguous. I assume that the notice refers to people who clean the street and their rubbish. On first reading, however, this isn't terribly clear and visions of cleaners being recycled with "12-round revolver style shotguns" did come…
DelFebruary 24, 2016
Vienna has never been short of political-comment-via- the-sticker and today I found a new one: "Against gingerphobia". Now I am not gingerphobic (I couldn't be - not with the Barrett family genes) so my reasons for not wanting Damian Lewis as…
DelFebruary 23, 2016
The threats haven't worked, the cute pictures haven't worked so now it's time for poetry and cartoons. The latest attempt to get the Viennese to clean up after their hounds.
DelFebruary 22, 2016
En route to the bus-stop for a trip down memory lane. Memories of Jimmy Sommerville, alcopops, gay night-clubs, disasters in Minchinhampton and princesses. Good wine, good company, good fun.
DelFebruary 21, 2016
“I am not a rubbish bin, but rather a flower box” and ashtray and part-time beer can depository. I just love the green gift ribbon and particularly the little twirly bits.
DelFebruary 19, 2016
Oh this is sooo exciting! My first abandoned Viennese shopping list (and on orange paper!). It’s quite difficult to read, but it looks as though someone is having milk, iced tea, some sort of jelly maybe, chocolate, spring onions, and…
DelFebruary 18, 2016
And so to the screening of the first part of Ray & Liz - a fabulous film in the fabulous Arts Club. Following on from his book Ray's a Laugh, photographer Richard Billingham is making his directorial debut in the world of…
DelFebruary 17, 2016
Home delivery of ready-made meals seems to be booming, judging by the contents of the rubbish bins in SW3. I just love the "take out" sticker on this - as if the brown paper bag wasn't a bit of a…
DelFebruary 15, 2016
How could you not feel like a princess when sitting in this chair? Not sure why it's there, but pink is the colour for today.
DelFebruary 14, 2016
So Cirencester has introduced free parking after 3.00 during January and February, but for some it's clearly too little too late. I'm not au fait with the history of the argument, so won't comment on the parking issue, but will comment on…
DelFebruary 13, 2016
A few visits today to those wonderful boys at Nailsworth MOT. It all started when the car brakes were making a funny noise like nails being scraped down a blackboard ... but no matter, we are a two car family…
DelFebruary 12, 2016
From left to right: Supper, Markus, Rudi. A nice little discovery not far from RPS HQ - a wonderful wine emporium, Great Western Wine.
DelFebruary 11, 2016
Another interesting find by one of the “Do not dump rubbish here” signs. I suppose it depends on your interpretation of the word “rubbish” and perhaps a healthy looking Poinsettia doesn’t count; alternatively, it could depend on the meaning of…
DelFebruary 10, 2016
Apart from pointing out the obvious, there's not much else to say ... except fab day, new friends, big plans and exciting times on the horizon.
DelFebruary 9, 2016
My special copy of Himmelstrasse is being autographed by the great man himself. I'm not going to write a review because how could I possibly top this one by Gerry Badger?
DelFebruary 8, 2016