Monthly Archives: May 2011

Poetic dust

Posted on May 30, 2011 by SallyK

Whilst walking through Camden Town after visiting the Wellcome’s Dirt exhibition, I passed 8 Royal College Street, where young poets Rimbaud and Verlaine briefly lodged in the 1870s.  I scraped some doorstep dust into a small plastic bag, watched by … Continue reading →

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Primrose Hill encounters

Posted on May 25, 2011 by SallyK

Glorious morning, honeysuckle in bloom in the back yard … with bees! Hooray.  Though it could be just one bee.  Great wafts of scent through the window as I work. Up early for brisk walk (running on hold at the … Continue reading →

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Women Should Be In Charge

Posted on May 21, 2011 by SallyK

Last night to Women Should Be In Charge event at the ICA in London, organised by Bob and Roberta Smith, who is a man btw.  Hmm.  Not good.  Andy Warhol, Thomas Gainsborough, Claude Monet and Banksy were all there, ready … Continue reading →

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Dinosaurs in Primrose Hill.

Posted on May 19, 2011 by SallyK

Society of Authors meeting a couple of evenings ago – and great to see Lynne Reid Banks there being feisty.  Author of L-Shaped Room and about 40 other books, she was also one of the first TV news reporters in … Continue reading →

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Moth nursery

Posted on May 17, 2011 by SallyK

Called away from dinoland (yes the 4th comic strip book for Bloomsbury is Age of Dinosaurs) to investigate moth nursery which has sprung up under my printer – how dare they! RIP mothlings.

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