on the castle walls
Apparently the head of some out dated feudal system was having some sort of celebration, which for some reason the country was expected to join in with. Not having any of that I was however grateful for the double “jubilee” bank holiday, and took advantage with Heather to go on the annual pilgrimage to Rochester.
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Typical patterns
Thanks to the strange world which Covid created, it’s been a few year’s since the last visit to the always wonderful British Museum so Heather and I were pleased to find ourselves back there, for not one but two exhibitions (as well as the usual mooch around).
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I know where my lilac towel is.
And its magical rays
Sometimes one ends up taking a break somewhere almost at random, or at least because it’s somewhere the trains seem to be running to across Easter weekend. Hence Heather and I found ourselves heading to Nottingham on what turned out to be a gloriously sunny extended weekend.
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It’s not often Twitter brings a moment of coincidence to me, but it’s amusing when it does!
Very sad and shocked to at the news that Taylor Hawkins has left the party. He always seemed to love the life, and was one of the few who could step in as drummer with Dave Grohl in front of him. Here he is giving it some in London back in 2018, a gig I was lucky enough to be at.
And from a bit later the same show, doing what he loved, blasting out some vocals on a Queen cover
Hit those cans loud in the next life
If this isn’t on the stereo today, and the volume tweaked up to 11, then you and I don’t have the same sort of soul.
One of the greats has left.
Different design to last year’s London version
A few years ago I went to see the Twelve Snowmen of Christmas in London, so when news came they would be in Bromley it seemed worth a look. Along came Heather, Gemma, and Gem’s Uncle Peter and partner Alice.
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A little family of quackers
One final pre-Christmas activity to catch up on (as Covid prevented attendance at a few gigs, sadly). As Enchanted Parks seem to be a thing of the past, and Canary Wharf’s Winter Lights keep getting cancelled, Heather and I finally found a illuminated display at Crystal Palace, with Lightopia.
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