London — Being a lovely mild day today in London, I decided to go and sit for a while at lunchtime in St George’s Gardens - an old burial ground near my office that is now a public green space for all to enjoy. It turns out that the burial ground was first used 200 years ago this year, and that this was the location of the first recorded case of body-snatching, which took place in 1777. Thankfully I didn...
London — I know this is rather late, as we’re already 12 days into February, but I still thought it was worth putting this up, for the sake of continuity! (See “My second unusual Christmas present”). The pict...
London — In my other recent moment I mentioned that I had received another strange Christmas present. Well here it is. I know that receiving a calendar isn’t strange. But I would imagine that the subject ma...
Étaples — We visited Étaples Military Cemetery today, which, like all Commonwealth War Grave Commission sites, is immaculately maintained. This particular cemetery is the largest CWGC site in France, containin...
My July calendar picture
My June calendar picture
My May calendar picture
So many deaths...
If you know my love of graveyards, you'll understand why this is a very pleasant lunchtime spot!
My April calendar picture
My March calendar picture
My February calendar picture
My second unusual Christmas present...