Category Archives: Art
Cannabis Collage
Here is a little collage I knocked up over the weekend. I love old movie posters almost as much as I like Propaganda Art, and I thought the colours worked really well.
Leith Hill Tower
Yesterday we walked up to Leith Hill, situated to the south west of Dorking in Surrey. The hill reaches 294 meters (965 ft) above sea level and is the highest point. The books say that it was on the summit … Continue reading
Stanley in Wood
We walked up to Leith Hill Tower today – the highest part of South East England. We took loads of pictures including this one of Stanley peeping through some public art:
Tramp Stamps
Now, I like a tramp stamp as much as the next guy – ie: not much at all. But does god really want his wisdom written next to your ass? I don’t think so at all…
The Ground Zero Mosque debate
I think Ron Paul nails it here: “The justification to ban the mosque is no more rational than banning a soccer field in the same place because all the suicide bombers loved to play soccer.” I am not religious but … Continue reading
Fluffy Photobomber
I was taking some pictures of Stanley this afternoon when the fluffy photobomber appeared hogging the frame!
Tony Blair
I have always liked Tony Blair. His key skill is probably his likeability. I am about half way through Anthony Seldon’s Blair – US link/UK link and am enjoying it greatly. It is not a conventional biography. It’s certainly not … Continue reading
Artisanal Pencil Sharpening
I really love this idea. David Rees wants to sharpen you a pencil. Slowly. Attentively. And with a carefully selected sharpener or blade that suits the pencil best. If there are movements for slow food and slow reading, why not … Continue reading
Drug dealer guns
Apparently there is a museum in Mexico devoted to displaying the somewhat blinged-up artillery preferred by the Mexican drug gangs. Since it first opened it has expanded to ten rooms in order to hold an increasingly vulgar array of ill-gotten … Continue reading
The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook by Tarek Malouf
Do you like cakes, pies, brownies, bars, cookies and muffins? If you do not, then to use a phrase pioneered by my beautiful wife: “You are like a mad!” This cookbook takes us from London’s leading bakery to your own … Continue reading
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