How many times a day do you find yourself hearing (and repeating!) clichés? Life begins at forty! If you can’t beat them, join them. All’s fair in love and war. Better to have loved and lost than not to have loved at all. A barrage of trite phrases that are overused, underwhelming and often […]
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It’s a funny old place, London. You live here for years and there are some stations that you see on an almost daily basis – and then there are others that you just never seem to get to. Living in east London, I seldom have any reason to go to High Street Kensington, other […]
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Pot-roast pheasant with pancetta, apples and a bread gravy
Who can tell me what the following sentence’s claim to fame might be? “The seething sea ceaseth and thus the seething sea sufficeth us.” Points if you said that it provides a an example of sibilance – and bonus points if you pointed out that it is onomatopoeic. But its true claim to fame […]
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Whenever Nick and I travel to visit a new city, we always do a bit of separate research on what’s worth doing and seeing in the city, pick some favourites, and then put our lists together to see whether we can come up with an agreed itinerary. Nick’s lists always feature a tall building that […]
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Memories of Mantua – September 2012
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