Category Archives: Writing

Snow Ghost

Posted on February 26, 2026 by SallyK

  In May 2025 a BBC2 programme showed a venue called SantaClaus Village in Rovaneimi, Northern Finland, on the Arctic Circle, where tourists could visit Father Christmas all the year round and meet his attendant elves.  The unusual thing about … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg and Palmers Pet Shop in Camden Town, London

Posted on February 23, 2026 by SallyK

Not far from London Zoo is the facade of what was once a famous pet shop.  It claimed Winston Churchill and Charlie Chaplin were its customers but who knows? Now it’s one of the ubiquitous Gail’s Cafes. I saw neither … Continue reading →

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Snowy

Posted on January 20, 2026 by SallyK

Years ago I worked part-time at a Camden bookshop, before having my first series of children’s books published by Grafton. The bookshop is long gone, its site now occupied by a Tortilla takeaway.My Saturday task was to cash up the … Continue reading →

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‘Workshops/explorations’ article in the sixth Swedenborg Review

Posted on December 13, 2025 by SallyK

Congratulations to Swedenborg House on the publication of the sixth Swedenborg Review. Delighted that it features my ‘Workshops/explorations’ article, referencing some of the SK workshops held there. More to come! More about these and other workshops in different venues here.

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Little Tich’s boots, coincidences and connections

Posted on October 5, 2025 by SallyK

One day earlier this year I got into conversation with a neighbour down the road busily working on a rather cool looking electric blue MG Midget. ‘Oh it’s you who makes all that racket revving and driving up and down … Continue reading →

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Teeth

Posted on June 10, 2025 by SallyK

Recently I visited Apsley House, once home of the Duke of Wellington, for the first time.  Nothing to do with his teeth (featured above), but because I’m reading Laura Cumming’s excellent book The Vanishing Man about a lost painting by … Continue reading →

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Squeaky

Posted on May 21, 2025 by SallyK

Printed ephemera, bits of packaging and one or two 3D items of interest collected over the years cover one wall of my apartment. One of them became part of a morning ritual.  Some time ago, on a visit to Prague, … Continue reading →

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Sally Kindberg and some family photos

Posted on April 11, 2025 by SallyK

A week or so ago I was sent a copy of this photo of me with an older sister (top right) and two cousins.  It was taken in my Nottingham grandmother’s garden I think. She also had a large dressing … Continue reading →

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Lunchtime excursion 1 – tennis soup

Posted on February 24, 2025 by SallyK

There were two types of soup at the tennis club cafe – lime green and bright orange. They tasted the same.  The occasional sound of laughter and lovely plocking of tennis balls outside made up for the dreadful soup.  I … Continue reading →

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Travelling to Mars by boat

Posted on January 27, 2025 by SallyK

As a pre-Christmas treat last year I visited Mars, travelling by boat. After all I’ve worked as a travel writer,and was always interested in space.  But it’s an uneasy interest now, after intentions for space colonialism were made by a … Continue reading →

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