a couple of fancy lintels at the VandA

the one on the right just can't quite reach that itchy bit

i'm sure all their models were librarians

are they widows, daughters, muses ?

light and heavy relief

more angels at the V and A than you can shake a stick at

what will they say to one another when they waken ?

strictly gone dancing

every time i see all that lovely renaissance hair, i come away feeling badly in need of an emergency makeover

i haven't looked at their dates yet to see if they were acquainted but i do wonder if they might have liked one another ?

how do they get the paint so smooth and shiny ?

wet

too hung over to count my own toes

hey diddle-diddle

a sleeper awakes

the great steve bell talks about the great george cruikshank

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/video/2010/jun/02/steve-bell-worship-of-bacchus

the following link takes you to a huge image of the print ...

http://www.bacchus.jgoodliffe.co.uk/images/bac_200.jpg

always ready with a smile ...

i am on leave from my driving job for a week and so it is possible for us to enjoy some conversation in the morning whilst the doyenne of multi-tasking a.k.a the loved one is cheerily doing her chores and simultaneously getting ready to make a dash to her work place ... i hope she didn't hear me grumbling by the wardrobe today

"what the devil do think you're playing at putting your girly socks in MY sock drawer ?"

carry on spying ... worst script ever ... but three very nice suits

a is for apple

in the former granada cinema at tooting

http://www.bbc.co.uk/london/content/articles/2007/07/11/britain_london_granada_video_feature.shtml

at the tooting crossroads

tooting bec underground interior

ahhh ! those clever texans !

i wish i was that slim ...

ice cream seventh heaven

the loved one made a compote of blackberries and blueberries using a little bit of demerara sugar

she served it to me in a small dish it with two scoops of lime and coconut ice-cream

the final killer touch that blew it and me into the fifth dimension was that half a teaspoon of italian licore di limone