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A Thames Journey: (7) From Hampton Court to Kew
Glide gently, thus forever glide, … Continue reading
Posted in A Thames Journey
Tagged Brentford, Isleworth, Kew Gardens, Kingston, London, Photography, photos, Richmond, Richmond lock, River Thames, Teddington Lock
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My Top Twenty Albums of 2020
2020… A year to forget in so many respects. But a year in which the music didn’t die, despite all the restrictions put on it. Quite the opposite in fact – without the solace and inspiration of music all the … Continue reading
A Thames Journey: (6) From Marlow to Hampton Court
In this leg of the journey we move from the picturesque countryside of Buckinghamshire and Berkshire to the suburban outskirts of London. It’s a walk of around 33 miles, which we did in four stretches – the last of which … Continue reading
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Tagged Chertsey, Cookham, Hampton Court, Maidenhead, Marlow, Photography, photos, River Thames, Staines, Windsor
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A Thames Journey: (5) From Cholsey to Marlow
This, the fifth of my Thames Journey series, covers a 36 mile stretch of the river, which we covered in three walks in 2016 and 2017. It’s a part of the journey where the river does a 180 degree turn, … Continue reading
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Tagged Henley, Marlow, Photography, photos, reading, River Thames
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The Last Track
I was listening to Mary Anne Hobbs’ show on BBC 6 Music the other day. She was about to play an Autechre track, which will be the last piece on the forthcoming album. She said she often listens to the … Continue reading
lovelondonscenes 171 – From Putney Bridge to Kew Bridge
It was a pleasant day yesterday – the last for a while if the forecasts are right – so I took the opportunity to have a stroll along the river. I took a train from Brentford to Putney and walked … Continue reading
“Everybody Hurts” – Two songs that resonated on a June day this year
I was looking through notes I’d made on my phone earlier today. I came across this piece I’d written on 16 June with the intention of posting it with some photos I’d taken of central London by the river on … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged Alice Bowman, Everybody Hurts, Lockdown, London, music, R.E.M
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A Thames Journey: (4) From Oxford to Cholsey
This stretch of the river is about 26 miles long. Taking into account various diversions, we probably made it up to 30 at least, over three walks. As with previous walks in this series we completed them at different times, … Continue reading
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Tagged Abingdon, Dorchester, Oxford, Photography, photos, River Thames, Wallingford
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Sportsthoughts (167) – Premier League predictions for 2020-21
Hot on the heels of my assessment of the season 2019-20, here come the predictions for 2020-21! Who knows what this season will be like with the pandemic far from over and with every chance of a resurgence of cases … Continue reading
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Tagged English Premier League, football, Premier League predictions, Soccer, sports
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Sportsthoughts (166) – The Premier League 2019-20 season (and my predictions)
It’s a month now since the 2019-20 Premier League season finally ended, after a hiatus of three months between 13 March and 17 June as a result of the pandemic. And it’s little more than two weeks before the 2020-21 … Continue reading
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