Category Archives: Art

Habit of Art

Posted on August 4, 2010 by

2 August 2010. Evening. In spite of a seemingly self-indulgent drag scene, misplaced dialogues about the roles of rent-boys, and the its multiple monologues about the varieties, uses, and fulfillment of male genitalia— all which seemed to parody rather than … Continue reading →

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BBC Proms on a Saturday

Posted on August 1, 2010 by

31 July 2010.  Don and I went to the BBC Proms at Royal Albert Hall after a stroll through Kennsington Gardens and testing bus routes.  The concert featured the music of Sondheim…and DAME JUDY DENCH!  No WAY!  Yes.  Way.

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Everyday Heroes, Postman’s Park, St. Martin’s in the Field

Posted on July 31, 2010 by

29.July.2010.  Evening.  A walk through Postman’s Park, near where John Wesley had his conversion.  See the tiles where people have died saving others.  Beautiful flowers in Postman’s Park. St. Botolph’s Aldersgate (site of John Wesley’s conversion). St. Martin’s in the … Continue reading →

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Day off in London

Posted on July 24, 2010 by

Today, we had the day off.  After a 6 mile run through Victoria Park (about .5 mile from where I’m staying at Queen Mary’s), I left for the Victoria and Albert Museum, a Walk through Hyde Park, up Picadilly (to … Continue reading →

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Of Ka-Nigks (knights), Romance, and Art

Posted on July 23, 2010 by

23.July.2010    The Knight’s Tale is an interesting marriage of Romance, Greek mythology, and Middle English.  I was struck how the knights seem almost anachronistic…they wear armor, there is mead, they follow a code of chivalry—all very British.  But the setting … Continue reading →

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Arrival in London

Posted on July 19, 2010 by

Sunday 18 July 2010, I arrived at Gatwick in London at 6:30 from flight DL12, seat 21G.  After reclaiming my overstuffed luggage (mostly books):  I took the Gatwick Express into Victoria Station.  Found the District Line (green).  Transferred to the … Continue reading →

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