Picnic in Hainault Forest
I am on my way to work. The sky is lit up with crimson rays filtering through the bare tree tops. The sight doesn’t disappoint when I hit the main Continue Reading →
Category: Other stories
January
January, the dreaded month or is it? A time filled with gloom. With the festive season over and nothing much to look forward to in the coming days. Short grey Continue Reading →
The Smoke and the Flame
The smoke 💨 from the incense swayed softly as if it was just waking up from its slumber. The gait was a bit unsteady and the head a bit light. Shall I Continue Reading →
Lakshmi and the theatre
“I don’t want to see a show”, Lakshmi wails. Oh dear, I think, how is this day going to pan out. I have booked tickets for a children’s show at Continue Reading →
Happy New Year
Early on a winter morning The darkness, the stillness, the silence Dawn chorus is yet to break I tread softly to lessen the disturbance Street lamps cast eerie glows midst Continue Reading →
Lakshmi’s day out with the school Gruffalo and mouse
It was Lakshmi’s turn to take the school Gruffalo and Mouse on a fun filled adventure weekend. The last girl who had them took them on her dad’s private jet Continue Reading →
Park Güell and the Hospital
In the late 19th century Barcelona was going through an industrial revolution. Eusebi Güell, a Spanish entrepreneur who profited greatly from this, acquired land in Muntanya Pelada translated as ‘Bare Continue Reading →
Casa Amatller and Casa Batlló
There are three main architects in Barcelona who get special mentions. Antoni Gaudí, Lluis Domènech i Montaner and Josep Puig i Cadafalch. They designed and refurbished three buildings on Passeig Continue Reading →
Museum Picasso and Casa Vicens
Picasso was born in Malaga and brought up in Barcelona. I read that his dad was a painter and art teacher and yet by the age of 13 Pablo Picasso’s Continue Reading →
Barcelona and Sagrada Família
I catch up on the exultation surrounding the cricket news back home as I enjoy my breakfast. A New Zealand born Stokes taking on the NZ team and batting the Continue Reading →
