On Sunday I spent a lovely afternoon at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. I was supposed to be going to see the Beatrix Potter exhibit on the 5th floor but got sidetracked by the wrought iron, metalwork and recently opened ceramics galleries :) We also had an amazing meal in the beautiful cafe…
Category: History
Darwin’s House
On Sunday we visited Down House the former home of Charles Darwin in the pretty village of Downe in Kent. We managed to get a bus all the way there from Bromley town centre, which was very quick and cheap!! We had a pot of tea and cake before touring the house and gardens and…
National Maritime Museum
A couple of weeks ago Cha guy and I decided to visit the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. I had spent most of my teen years in Greenwich and nearby Kidbrooke and Blackheath but had never visited the museum so it was quite exciting. On arrival I immediately recognised a large fresnel lens which had…
Afrique Geometrique..
I have an interest in African geometry, especially in printed fabrics, wood carvings and metal work. Whilst studying for my environmental biology degree (many years ago!!) I took up batik fabric printing and made cushions and wall hangings using African patterns. More recently I’ve been visiting the British Museum in london to explore the African…
Penshurst Adventure
I took my newly acquired and lovingly restored Raleigh ‘Misty’ Mixte on a mini expedition to the medieval stronghold of Penshurst Place in the Weald of Kent. It’s a 14th century mansion-house built for a former mayor of london and later acquired by the Sidney family in 1552. ‘The original medieval house is one of…
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