Broadsides – A collection of bits and pieces
"Unprovided with original learning, uninformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a blog”
To London. First time for some eighteen months. A little surreal. Dublin airport virtually deserted with odd strangers wondering about in masks. The queue for security scanning, usually a long tedious stretch, were moving fast, social distancing in place. Just one of the great bank of scanners was in operation. To be honest it was... Continue Reading →
I must have walked past the war memorial on platform one of Paddington station a hundred times or more. It’s a very fine large bronze of a WWI soldier, designed by Charles Sargeant Jagger. He is well wrapped up against the cold and rain, wearing his steel helmet and looking down, reading a letter from... Continue Reading →
I must have walked past the war memorial on platform one of Paddington station a hundred times or more. It’s a very fine large bronze of a WWI soldier, designed by Charles Sargeant Jagger. He is well wrapped up against the cold and rain, wearing his steel helmet and looking down, reading a letter from... Continue Reading →
Broadsides - A collection of bits and pieces 